CURRICULUM VITAE
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Dr. PLO – LUMUMBA
LL.B (Nrb), LL.M. (Nrb), Ph.D (Ghent, Belgium)
Advocate of the High Courts of Kenya and Tanzania
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CURRICULUM VITAE
A.BIO-DATA
NAME: PATRICK LOCH OTIENO LUMUMBA
POSTAL ADDRESS::P.O. BOX 10676 - 00400, NAIROBI
PHONE::OFFICE - 2730132
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DATE OF BIRTH::17TH JULY, 1962
NATIONALITY:KENYAN
MARITAL STATUS::MARRIED
NUMBER OF CHILDREN::TWO
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B.ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
2004UNIVERSITY OF GHENT (BELGIUM)
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN LAW (Ph.D)
1989 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI
MASTER OF LAWS (LL.M)
THESIS: NATIONAL SECURITY AND FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS.
1985UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI
BACHELOR OF LAWS LL.B HONOURS
1985 KENYASCHOOL OF LAW
POST-GRADUATE DIPLOMA
1979 AMBIRA HIGH SCHOOL, KENYA
(`A'-LEVEL CERTIFICATE)
1975 PUMWANI SECONDARY SCHOOL, KENYA
(`O'- LEVEL CERTIFICATE)
1973 ST. PATRICK’S PRIMARY SCHOOL, KENYA (PRIMARY VI -
VII) - CERTIFICATE OF PRIMARY EDUCATION (CPE)
1969 USENGE PRIMARY SCHOOL, KENYA (PRIMARY I - V)
C.WORKING EXPERIENCE RECORD
1986 - 1988WARUHIU & MUITE ADVOCATES, NAIROBI
JOB TITLE: LEGAL ASSISTANT
JOB PROFILE:i) DRAFTING LEGAL DOCUMENTS
1987 - 1989i)UNIVERSITY POST-GRADUATE STUDIES
ii)LAW PRACTICE: M/S OTIENO LUMUMBA & CO. ADVOCATES
iii)PART-TIME LECTURER (LAW FOR ACCOUNTANTS) KENYACOLLEGE OF ACCOUNTANCY, NAIROBI
1989 (PART) - 1990 i)ASSISTANT LECTURER, UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI (FOR LL.B CLASSES)
ii)PART-TIME LECTURER, UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY - AFRICA (BUSINESS LAW) - UNDERGRADUATES
iii)PART-TIME LECTURER, DYNAMICSCHOOL OF ACCOUNTANCY (LAW FOR ACCOUNTANTS)
iv)LECTURER IN LAW - KENYASCHOOL OF LAW (POST-GRADUATE DIPLOMA CLASS)
1991 - TODATEi)LECTURER IN LAW - UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI
(LL.B AND LL.M CLASSES)
UNDERGRADUATE COURSE
a)CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND PRACTICE
b)JUDICIAL REVIEW
c)GENERAL SUPERVISOR OF DISSERTATIONS
LLM CLASSES
a)HUMAN RIGHTS AND SELF - DETERMINATION
b)COMPARATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL LAWS
1991 –TO DATE ADVOCATE PARTNER – M/S LUMUMBA & MUMMA
ADVOCATES
4/10/2001 – TO DATE -APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC
OF KENYA TO SERVE AS SECRETARY TO THE CONSTITUTION OF KENYA REVIEW COMMISSION.
30/10/2001 -APPOINTED BY THE HON. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO SERVE IN THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW.
D.SELECTED SEMINAR PAPERS & ATTENDANCE
1992-`PASSIVE AND ACTIVE INTERPRETATION OF CONSTITUTIONS: THE KENYAN EXPERIENCE' - (ICJ CONFERENCE - NAIVASHA)
1992-`JOURNALISM AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION' - (ICJ CONFERENCE - MOMBASA)
1992-`LAW AND SOCIETY'- (ICJ CONFERENCE - NAIROBI)
1992 -`FREEDOM AND THE LAW' - (LSK CONFERENCE - NAIROBI)
1993- `PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE AND THE SCIENTIST' - PAPER PRESENTED AT (ICIPE)
1993-`HUMAN RIGHTS' COURSE - UNIVERSITY OF LUND, SWEDEN - RAOUL WALLEN BORG INSTITUTE
1993-`FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND THE LAW OF SEDITION IN KENYA: THE POST INDEPENDENCE EXPERIENCE (A PAPER PRESENTED AT THE INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED LEGAL STUDIES (IALS) - UNIVERSITY OF LONDON ON WEDNESDAY 29TH JUNE, 1994 AND AT INTERRIGHTS HEADQUARTERS
LONDON)
1994-COMPUTER AND THE LAW (A PAPER PRESENTED AT THE
KENYA COMPUTER INSTITUTE IN SEPTEMBER, 1994).
JAN.-JUNE, 1994 – ATTENDED COMMONWEALTH YOUNG LAWYERS
COURSE AT THE INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED LEGAL STUDIES (IALS) UNIVERSITY OF LONDON.
I ALSO ATTENDED SEMINARS AT THE FOLLOWING
INSTITUTIONS:-
i)12TH - 15TH APRIL - ST. JOHN’S COLLEGE OXFORD UNIVERSITY
ii)23RD - 29TH APRIL - QUEENS UNIVERSITY BELFAST, N. IRELAND
- ATTENDED A REGIONAL SEMINAR ON TRADE, ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT ORGANISED BY SOLAGLAL ON BEHALF OF THE IVORIAN MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND TOURISM, IVORIAN MINISTRY OF TRADE AND COMMERCE, THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND THE OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER OF FRANCE AND PRESENTED A PAPER ENTITLED ‘TRADE AND ENVIRONMENT THE KENYAN CASE.’ THE SEMINAR WAS HELD BETWEEN 6TH TO 8TH APRIL, 1999 IN GRAND BASSAM COTE DE IVOIRE.
- ATTENDED A NATIONAL SEMINAR ON IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW ORGANISED BY THE INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS BETWEEN 11TH AND 14TH JUNE 1999, AT NYALI BEACH HOTEL.
- JUNE 1999 SERVED AS A CONSULTANT FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION ON ‘THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF TOURISM IN KENYA.’
I SERVED AS AN INTERN IN THE FOLLOWING PLACES/INSTITUTIONS:-
i)EXPRESS NEWSPAPER - (LONDON)
ii)BINDMANS & PARTNERS SOLICITORS - (LONDON)
iii) INTERIGHTS (HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANISATION) - LONDON
1995 MAR. 15 - 16ATTENDED A SEMINAR ON NETWORKING FOR SMALL SCALE ENTERPRISES IN NAIROBI
1995 AUG 23 - 26ATTENDED A REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON PUBLIC INTEREST ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND COMMUNITY- BASED INCENTIVES FOR SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN EAST AFRICA AT SUNSET HOTEL, JINJA, UGANDA.
1995 NOV. 29GAVE A TALK ON 'THE PRINCIPLE OF PROHIBITION AND MANDATORY HIV TESTING', AT A WORKSHOP ON AIDS: ETHICO-LEGAL NETWORK LAW (SPONSORED BY UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP) AND HELD AT THE KENYATTA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTRE (K.I.C.C) NAIROBI - KENYA
1996 OCT. 15 -18ATTENDED A SERIES OF SEMINARS ON CLINICAL LEGAL EDUCATION AT HOWARD LAW SCHOOL, (WASHINGTON D.C) AND AMERICAN UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL, (WASHINGTON D.C.)
OCT. 19 - 21 ATTENDED A CONFERENCE ON CLINICAL TEACHING AT THE 'CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY', (CLEVELANDOHIO, U.S.A.)
OCT. 22 - 25ATTENDED SEMINAR CLASSES AND SIMULATIONS
ON CLINICAL TEACHING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNYSLVANIA LAW SCHOOL, (PHILADEPHIA,
U.S.A.)
OCT. 26 - 28ATTENDED SEMINARS ON CLINICAL LEGAL EDUCATION AT THE NEW YORKUNIVERSITY, (NEW YORK, U.S.A.)
OCT. 29 - NOV. 1ATTENDED A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS ON CLINICAL LEGAL EDUCATION AT THE HOWARDUNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL, IN (WASHINGTOND.C.U.S.A.)
FEB. 27 - 1ST MARATTENDED AN ICJ SEMINAR AT SAFARI LAND HOTEL, 1997 NAIVASHA AND PRESENTED A PAPER ON NATIONAL SECURITY LAWS.
MAY 25TH - 28TH ATTENDED A WORKSHOP ON COMMUNICATION POLICIES AND MEDIA REGULATORY SYSTEMS AND PRESENTED A PAPER ENTITLED 'AN OVERVIEW OF MEDIA LAWS IN KENYA'.
SEP. 29 - 1997GAVE A TALK TO MEDIA CORRESPONDENTS AT A BRITISH COUNCIL WORKSHOP ON ELECTION REPORTING. (MOMBASA BRITISH COUNCIL)
SEPT. 30 - 1997GAVE A TALK TO SENIOR MEDIA REPORTERS AT A
BRITISH COUNCIL WORKSHOP ON ELECTION
REPORTING IN NAIROBI.
SEPT. 30TH - 1997COMMISSIONED BY THE LAW SOCIETY OF KENYA TO
PREPARE DRAFT RULES FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THE BILL
OF RIGHTS UNDER SECTION 84 OF THE KENYAN
CONSTITUTION (TO BE PUBLISHED AS RULES UNDER THE
CONSTITUTION).
OCT. 1 - 1997GAVE A TALK TO SENIOR EDITORS AT A BRITISH COUNCIL WORKSHOP ON ELECTION REPORTING AT THE NORFOLK HOTEL.
OCT. 3 - 1997GAVE A TALK ON DIALOGUE AND NON-VIOLENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI.
NOV. 22ND - 1997ATTENDED A WORKSHOP AS A RESOURCE PERSON ON THE FORMULATION OF GUIDELINES PEOPLE LIVING WITH AIDS (ORGANISED BY KELIN AND FUNDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME).
NOV. 24TH - 27THATTENDED A WORKSHOP ON MEDIA LAWS AND
REGULATORY SYSTEMS AT THE HOLIDAY INN MAYFAIR
HOTEL, NAIROBI ORGANISED BY THE TASK FORCE ON
PRESSLAWS AND GAVE A PAPER ON THE HIGHLIGHTS OF
THE TASK FORCES PROPOSED RECOMMENDATIONS.
NOV. 26TH - 1997DELIVERED A TALK ON PUBLIC ORDER AND EMERGENCY POWERS AT THE NATIONAL DEFENCE
COLLEGE NAIROBI.
DEC. 17TH - 1997PREPARED A PUBLIC EDUCATION DIGEST OF THE
CONSTITUTIONAL, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAWS
AMENDED PURSUANT TO THE `IPPG' REFORM PACKAGE
(THE DOCUMENT WAS USED BY `CRIC' OF `MODAN' FOR
PUBLIC EDUCATION BETWEEN 28/11/97 AND 17/12/97)
15TH – 16. DEC. 1997PRESENTED A PAPER ENTITLED “LEADERSHIP CRISIS IN AFRICA” AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON REFLECTIONS ON LEADERSHIP IN AFRICA ORGANIZED BY THE INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF DAR-ES-SALAAM IN COLLABORATION WITH THE MWALIMU NYERERE FOUNDATION, DAR-ES-SALAAM, TANZANIA.
DEC. 15TH - 16THATTENDED A CONFERENCE ON REFLECTIONS ON
LEADERSHIP IN AFRICA ORGANISED BY THE INSTITUTE
OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF DAR-ES-
SALAAM IN DAR-ES-SALAAM, TANZANIA AND
PRESENTED A PAPER TITLED: THE CRISIS OF
LEADERSHIP IN AFRICA: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE.
JAN 20 - 23 1998FACILITATED AN INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON
TRADE AND ENVIRONMENT FUNDED BY THE
EUROPEAN UNION
4TH NOVEMBER, 1999PRESENTED A PAPER ENTITLED “MASS ACTION: THOUGHTS ON FORM AND SUBSTANCE” ATA PUBLIC LECTURE BY INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION OF JURISTS AT HILTON HOTEL, NAIROBI.
18TH FEBRUARY, 2000PRESENTED A PAPER ENTITLED “INTERNATIONAL LEGAL SUBJECTS” AT NATIONALDEFENCECOLLEGE, NAIROBI.
16TH JUNE ,2000DELIVERED A PAPER ENTITLED “THE EXECUTIVE IN KENYA” AT THE NATIONALDEFENCECOLLEGE, KAREN, NAIROBI).
7TH – 12TH AUG, 2000ATTENDED AN INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS SEMINAR ON HUMANITARIAN LAW FOR UNIVERSITY TEACHERS (GENEVA, SWITZERLAND).
30TH AUGUST, 2000PRESENTED A PAPER ENTITLED “OBJECTIVITY AND REPORTING IN KENYA (UNITED STATES UNIVERSITY- AFRICA, NAIROBI).
15TH SEPT.2000PRESENTED A PAPER ENTITLED “THE STATE OF LEGAL EDUCATION IN KENYA TODAY: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS” AT A CONFERENCE OF THE LAW SOCIETY OF KENYA.
11TH OCTOBER, 2000PRESENTED A PAPER ENTITLED “MOVEMENT: A DEMOCRATIC ALTERNATIVE OR ANARCHY?”
16TH NOVEMBER, 2000PRESENTED A PAPER TITLED “THE LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE TRUSTEE IN SCHEME ADMINISTRATION”, THE GRAND REGENCY HOTEL, NAIROBI.
21ST – 22ND NOV, 2000PRESENTED A PAPER TITLED “INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS LAW”- A WORKSHOP FOR MEDICAL AND LEGAL PRACTITIONERS, OUTSPAN HOTEL, NYERI
1ST – 2ND MARCH, 2001PRESENTED A PAPER ON “THE LEGAL AND ETHICAL ASPECTS OF ALCOHOL (ALCOHOL POLICY IN KENYA, HILTON HOTEL – NAIROBI)
4TH –7TH JUNE, 2001PRESENTED A PAPER TITLED “PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY AND PROBITY” PUBLIC PROCUREMENT – AWARENESS CREATION AND PUBLICITY SEMINAR AT KCCT, MBAGATHI.
20TH - 22ND JUNE, 2001 PRESENTED A PAPER TITLED “HIV/ AIDS AND HUMAN RIGHTS” WHITESANDS BEACH HOTEL, MOMBASA.
9TH –15TH SEP. 2001PRESENTED A PAPER ENTITLED “TERRITORY,
CITIZENRY AND NATIONAL PHILOSOPHY IN A CONSTITUTION”, MOMBASA BEACH HOTEL, MOMBASA.
12TH –16TH SEP. 2001PRESENTED A PAPER ENTITLED “THE KENYAN
CONSTITUTION AND ITS CHEQUERED HISTORY: A SAMPLING OF LANDMARKS” AT, ICJ (K) CONFERENCE, AT WHITESANDS HOTEL, MOMBASA
9TH – 15TH SEPT. 2001CONSTITUTION THE STATE, TERRITORY, CITIZENRY AND NATIONAL PHILOSOPHY IN A CONSTITUTION.
20TH & 21ST SEP, 2001 PRESENTED A PAPER ENTITLED “LEGAL
IMPLICATIONS OF LIBEL IN KENYA” ATFAIR VIEW HOTEL, NAIROBI.
19TH SEP. 2001PRESENTED A PAPER ENTITLED “THE
POTENTIAL AND PITFALLS OF CONSTITUTION MAKING IN A CULTURALLY DIVERSE AND DYNAMIC SOCIETY” AT KENYATTAUNIVERSITY, NAIROBI.
20TH – 21ST SEPT. 2001PRESENTED A PAPER ENTITLED “LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF LIBEL IN KENYA: A COMMENTARY” AT A SEMINAR ORGANIZED BY THE CENTRE OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AT FAIR VIEW HOTEL, NAIROBI.
21ST MARCH, 2002PRESENTED A PAPER ENTITLED “THE KENYAN CONSTITUTION AND ITS CHEQUERED HISTORY: A SAMPLING OF LANDMARKS” AT A PUBLIC LECTURE ORGANIZED BY THE NGO COUNCIL AT UFUNGAMANO, NAIROBI.
4TH JUNE, 2002PRESENTED A PAPER ENTITLED “RELEVANCE OF CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW TO POVERTY ERADICATION IN KENYA” AT THE 40TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE YMCA AT THE YMCA CONFERENCE HALL, STATE HOUSE ROAD, NAIROBI.
21-25 AUG. 2002PRESENTED A PAPER ENTITLED “CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLES REVIEWED” AT A FORUM ORGANIZED THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION OF JURISTS AT WHITESANDS HOTEL, MOMBASA.
4TH AUGUST, 2002PRESENTED A PAPER ENTITLED “CHRISTIAN RESPONSIBILITY IN PROMOTING JUSTICE, PEACE AND RECONCILIATION” AT A CHURCH SERVICE AT PCEA LANGATA PARISH, NAIROBI.
19TH – 24TH AUG. 2002PRESENTED A PAPER ENTITLED “THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF WOMEN” AT A CONFERENCE ORGANIZED BY ANGLICANCHURCH OF KENYA (THE MOTHERS UNION) AT SHANZU TEACHERS COLLEGE, MOMBASA.
21ST MARCH, 2003PRESENTED A PAPER ENTITLED “THE KENYAN CONSTITUTION AND ITS CHEQUERED HISTORY” AT THE NGO COUNCIL, AT UFUNGAMANO HALL, NAIROBI.
23RD JUNE, 2003PRESENTED A PAPER ENTITLED “THE ROLE OF LAW IN SOCIETY” AT THE NATIONALDEFENCECOLLEGE, NAIROBI.
22ND SEPT. 2003PRESENTED A PAPER ENTITLED “NATIONAL CULTURE AND CONSTITUTION REVIEW PROCESS: BRIDGING THE GAP” AT A CULTURAL WEEK EXTRAVAGANZA ORGANIZED BY KENYATTAUNIVERSITY.
21ST OCTOBER, 2003PRESENTED A PAPER ENTITLED “CONSTITUTION REVIEW PROCESS: IN THE CONTEXT OF KENYAN HISTORY AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE PEOPLE OF KENYA.” AT A FORUM ORGANIZED BY THE HEINRICH BOLL FOUNDATION AT THE NORFOLK HOTEL, NAIROBI.
22ND OCTOBER 2003PRESENTED A PAPER ENTITLED “THE CONSTITUTION REVIEW PROCESS: IN THE CONTEXT OF KENYAN HISTORY AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE PEOPLE OF KENYA” AT A FORUM ORGANIZED BY TE NORWEGIAN EMBASSY, NAIROBI.
28TH OCT. 2003PRESENTED A PAPER ENTITLED “THE ROLE OF SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN PROMOTING JUSTICE AND EQUITY IN AFRICA” AT AN INTERNATIONAL REFLECTION FORUM ON SOCIAL JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZED BY A.C.O.R.D. AT STANLEY HOTEL, NAIROBI.
21-22 NOVEMBER, 2003PRESENTED A PAPER ENTITLED “INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS LAW: SOME THOUGHTS ON THE SCOPE AND APPLICATION” AT A WORKSHOP FOR MEDICAL AND LEGAL PRACTITIONERS HELD AT OUTSPAN HOTEL, NYERI.
25TH – 27TH NOV. 2003PRESENTED A PAPER ENTITLED “THE NEW FACE OF DEMOCRACY” AT THE EIGHT GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF ALL AFRICA CONFERENCE OF CHURCHES.
16TH JUNE, 2004PRESENTED A PAPER ENTITLE “ASYLUM, POLICY AND THE REFUGEE PROBLEM”, ORGANIZED BY UNHCR, AT FRENCH CULTURAL CENTRE.
6TH JULY, 2004PRESENTED A PAPER “CAREER OPTIONS IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION “DURING THE OCCASION OF ST. AUSTIN’S CAREERDAYATST.AUSTINSACADEMY, NAIROBI.
28TH JULY 2004PRESENTED A PAPER ENTITLED “TALITHA KOUM” AT AN ALL AFRICAN REGIONAL COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE WORLD STUDENTS CHRISTIAN FEDERATION AT THE ALL AFRICA CONFERENCE OF CHURCHES OFFICE CHAPEL, WAIYAKI WAY, NAIROBI.
26TH AUGUST, 2004PRESENTED A PAPER ENTITLED “MEASURING UP TO A NEW CONSTITUTION” AT A PUBLIC LECTURE ORGANISED BY THE KENYA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AT INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL, NAIROBI.
3RD SEP. 2004PRESENTED A PAPER ENTITLED “THE ROLE OF AN ADVOCATE IN A CHANGING WORLD” AT A DINNER ORGANIZED BY THE WEST KENYA LAW SOCIETY – KISUMU CHAPTER AT KISUMU.
13TH –17TH SEPT. 2004PRESENTED A PAPER ENTITLED “URBAN GOVERNANCE – POWERS OF URBAN AUTHORITIES OVER SETTLEMENT CONTROL: THE KENYAN CASE” AT WORLD HABITAT FORUM ORGANUIZED BY THE UN-HABITAT AT BARCELONA, SPAIN.
17-19TH OCTOBER 2004REPORTED ON THE NATIONAL CIVIC EDUCATION
RWANDA: TOWARDS A NATIONAL POLICY FRAMEWORK, KABGAYI, GITARAMA, RWANDA
29TH OCT. 2004-PRESENTED A PAPER ENTITLED “THE LEGAL
PROFESSION IN KENYA: TOWARDS NEW ETHOS” UNDER THE THEME - THE ROLE OF LEGAL ETHICS AND JURISPRUDENCE IN NATIONBUILDING AT THE CONFERENCE ORGANISED BY STRATHMOREUNIVERSITY
2ND FEB. 2005- GAVE A SPEECH ON “THE CONSENSUS ACT AND
THE REFERENDUM ON THE DRAFT CONSTITUTION: A CONCEPT PAPER” AT THE EMBASSY OF MEXICO
3RD FEB. 2005 -A KEY NOTE ADDRESS ON THE OCCASION OF THE
BLACK HISTORY MONTH (MAKING 21ST CENTURY THE AFRICAN CENTURY: WHY WE CAN’T WAIT), UNITED STATESINTERNATIONALUNIVERSITY, NAIROBI, KENYA
10TH FEB. 2005 -GAVE A KEYNOTE ADDRESS ON THE OCCASION
OF THE JUSTICE AND PEACE CUM LENTEN CAMPAIGN LAUNCH HELD AT TANGAZACOLLEGE, NAIROBI
12TH MAY, 2005 -GAVE A KEYNOTE ADDRESS ON “QUALITY
EDUCATION IN KENYA: A MIRAGE OR A POSSIBILITY? ON THE OCCASION OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE KENYA SECONDARY SCHOOL HEADS ASSOCIATION (KSSHA) HELD ON THURSDAY THE AT THE JADINI BEACH HOTEL, SOUTH COAST MOMBASA
17TH MAY, 2005: PRESENTED A PAPER ON “EMPOWERING THE
YOUTH FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE” AT CITIZEN FORUM TRUST FORD FOUNDATION CONFERENCE AT SERENA BEACH HOTEL, MOMBASA
22ND MAY, 2005-PRESENTED A PAPER ON “KENYA: HOPES
AND CHALLENGES, VISION AND REALITY” AT THE INTERNATIONAL PRESS INSTITUTE WORLD CONGRESS AND 54TH ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY, KICC, NAIROBI
23RD JUNE, 2005-GAVE A KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT THE LAUNCH OF
KENYA YOUNG PARLIAMENTARIANS’ ASSOCIATION (KYPA), SERENAHOTEL, NAIROBI.
JULY 2005-PRESENTED A SPEECH ON “CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
AND ETHICS” AT A GRADUATION CEREMONY AT NEWPORTUNIVERSITY
30TH JULY 2005 PRESENTED A PAPER ENTITLED “THE MALAISE
THAT KENYA FINDS ITSELF IN AND THE WAY FORWARD” AT KABARAKUNIVERSITY
8TH – 9TH AUG. 2005A PAPER PRESENTED ENTITLED “CONSTITUTIONS
AND LEADERSHIP IN EAST AFRICA” AT THE LEADERSHIP IN EAST AFRICA WORKSHOP ORGANISED BY THE TWAWEZA COMMUNICATIONS, NAIROBI.
8TH - 12TH AUG. 2005GAVE A SPEECH ON “PENAL REFORM IN
AFRICA: THE KENYAN CASE” AT THE 7th CONFERENCE FOR EASTERN, SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL AFRICA (CESCA) HEADS OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES
2ND SEP. 2005- GAVE A KEYNOTE ADDRESS DURING THE
GRADUATION CEREMONY AT THE KENYACOLLEGE OF ACCOUNTANCY
10TH SEPT. 2005 PRESENTED A PAPER ON “LEGITIMATE
BUSINESS, PRODUCTS, CONSUMERS AND THE LAW” AT A SYMPOSIUM ORGANIZED BY KENYA ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS, .AT GRAND REGENCY HOTEL, NAIROBI
SEP. 2005-PRESENTED A PAPER ON “LEGITIMATE BUSINESS,
PRODUCTS, CONSUMERS AND THE LAW” WHOSE THEME WAS “TOBACCO AND OTHER SUBSTANCES OF ABUSE” AT A SYMPOSIUM ORGANIZED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS (KAP), GRAND REGENCY HOTEL
1ST NOV. 2005 -GAVE A KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT THE LSK LAUNCH
OF CIVIC EDUCATION ENTITLED “THE ROLE OF THE LAW SOCIETY IN THE CURRENT CONSTITUTIONAL WHIRLPOOL, PANAFRIC HOTEL NAIROBI
JAN. 2006-WROTE A PAPER ON “SELF-DETERMINATION: THE CONTINUING CONUNDRUM OF SOUTHERN SUDAN”
APRIL 7, 2006 -GAVE A PRESENTATION “HAVE THE THREE EAST AFRICAN COUNTRIES RESOLVED AL THOSE ISSUES WHICH LED TO THE COLLAPSE OF EA I SO AS TO TALK OF EA II?”
E.SELECTED EXPERIENCE IN CONSULTANCY
I HAVE IN THE PAST BEEN A CONSULTANT TO A WIDE RANGE OF CLIENTS INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES ASSOCIATION AND COMPANIES AS FOLLOWS:-
1.THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS: LOCAL LEGAL CONSULTANT FOR EAST AFRICAN REGION ON HUMANITARIAN LAW.
- ASSOCIATION OF KENYA INSURERS: RENDERED PROFESSIONAL OPINION ON VARIOUS LEGAL ISSUES AFFECTING THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY.
- WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION: CONSULTANCY WORK ON THE IMPACT OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION RULES JOINTLY WITH SOLAGRAL OF FRANCE.
- ROBERTS INSURANCE BROKERS: RECENTLY DONE CONSULTATION WORK ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RETIREMENT BENEFITS ACT WHICH ENTAILED THE DRAFTING OF TRUST DEED AND APPOINTMENT INSTRUMENTS.
5.EUROPEAN UNION: CONSULTANCY ON KENYA TOURISM
DEVELOPMENT AND DIVERSIFICATION PROGRAMME: THE LEGAL DIMENSION.
6.BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO LTD: FACILITATED THE
SOCIAL REPORTING FOR BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO, KENYA LTD.
F. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
i)LL.B DISSERTATION "INDEPENDENCE OF THE JUDICIARY: A CASE OF INDEPENDENT - DEPENDENCY".
ii)LL.M THESIS "NATIONAL SECURITY IN THE KENYA LEGAL SYSTEM".
iii)Ph.D THESIS-THE EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE: A STUDY OF
THE APPROACHES FOR ITS UTILIZATION AND CONTROL WITH SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO THE KENYAN EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE
iv)"STARE DECISIS IN THE KENYAN LEGAL SOIL", VOL.I NAIROBIUNIVERSITY LAW JOURNAL (1984) PART 2 PP. 7 – 18.
v)"LAWYERS IN THE CHANGING WORLD" THE ADVOCATE. VOL.II
NO.1 AUGUST, 1992 PP.6-8.
vi)"SEDITION LAW IN KENYA" (FORTHCOMING IN THE COMMONWEALTH LAWYER).
vii)"AN OVERVIEW OF THE WORK OF THE U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE IN AFRICA" (IN VOL. 8 No. 3 OF THE INTERIGHTS BULLETIN).
viii)"ORDER 53: THE IMPACT OF LEGAL NOTICE NO. 164 OF 1992", (UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI LAW JOURNAL).
ix) JUDICIAL REVIEW AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI LAW JOURNAL) 1997.
G.RESEARCH INTERESTS
i)INTERNATIONAL LAW OF THE SEA WITH SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO THE EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE.
ii)NATIONAL SECURITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS.
iii)HUMAN RIGHTS AND HUMANITARIAN LAW.
H.SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL BODIES
i) MEMBER OF LAW SOCIETY OF KENYA'S HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE.
iii)CONSULTING EDITOR, UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI LAW JOURNAL
iv) RESEARCHER AND FOUNDER MEMBER, CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND LAW IN AFRICA (CEPLA) - NAIROBI
v) MEMBER OF THE LAW SOCIETY OF KENYA (LSK).
vi) MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION OF JURISTS (ICJ)
vii)MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL BAR OF ASSOCIATION (IBA)
viii)MEMBER OF THE INSTITUTE OF COMMONWEALTH STUDIES
ix)MEMBER OF AFRICAN NETWORK FOR PREVENTION AND PROTECTION AGAINST CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
x)MEMBER OF ACADEMIC COUNCIL ON THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEMS
I.MEMBERSHIP ON COMMUNITY BASED AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS
- CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
POLICY AND LAW IN AFRICA (CEPLA)- FOUNDER/DIRECTOR
- PLO - LUMUMBA FOUNDATION-FOUNDER &
CHAIRMAN
- MEMBER OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S
TASK FORCE ON PRESS LAW IN KENYA
- MEMBER OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S TASK FORCE ON LAWS RELATING TO HIV/AIDS
- MOVEMENT FOR DIALOGUE &
NON-VIOLENCE - FOUNDER MEMBER (MODAN)
- ASSOCIATION OF CITIZENS
AGAINST CORRUPTION -FOUNDER CHAIRMAN
- SECRETARY OF THE CONSTITUTION OF KENYA REVIEW COMMISSION
J.HONOURS
1.1997 RUNNER-UP FOR THE 'MARTIN LUTHER KING JNR' LEADERSHIP 1998 AWARD.
2.DIRECTORMAKINISCHOOLS, NAIROBI.
3.RECOGNIZED FOR COMMUNITY SERVED BY THE AMERICAN
BIOLOGICAL INSTITUTE.
K.WORK IN PROGRESS
(i)TUSITUKANE WAKUNGA