JUDICIARY
Judge of the High Court of Kenya, 6th August 2012- todate

Dispensing justice in my capacity of a judicial officer in the High Court of Kenya Commercial, Tax and Admiralty Division, Civil Division and Presiding Judge of the High Court of Kenya, Voi.

LAIBUTA, KAMAU & CO ADVOCATES, Managing Partner. January 2007 to 6th August 2012

General management of the office, representing clients in civil, commercial, criminal, family, probate and succession, environmental and land matters in all the courts in Kenya and other tribunals, attending to conveyancing matters, drawing and drafting legal documents, offering considered opinions to clients, dealing with human resource issues in the firm, attending to all legal matters generally and presiding over arbitral proceedings and determining disputes.

JACQUELINE KAMAU & CO ADVOCATES, Managing partner, 6th July 1999- January 2007

General management of the office, representing clients in civil, commercial, criminal, family, probate and succession, environmental and land matters in all the courts in Kenya and other tribunals, attending to conveyancing matters, drawing and drafting legal documents, offering considered opinions to clients, dealing with human resource issues in the firm, attending to all legal matters generally and presiding over arbitral proceedings and determining disputes.

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Awarded Chartered Arbitrator status of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

London and Kenya Branches, 2014

Awarded Fellowship status of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators London and Kenya Branches, 2009

Approved as a Tutor for the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (London and Kenya Branches), 2005

Passed the Fast Track Membership Course run by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Kenya and London Branches, 2003

Passed the Special Member Course conducted by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London Branch and was admitted as a member of the said institute, 2000.

• Kenya College of Insurance, Nairobi, motor underwriting course, 1999.
• Admitted as a member of the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries,1996.
• Admitted as an associate member of the Chartered Institute of
• Arbitrators to both the Kenya and London Branches, 1995.
• Admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, 1993.
• Awarded Diploma of Laws by Kenya School of Law, 1992.

ADDED ADVANTAGES

Cross-cultural studying and living experiences- Kenya, Uganda, India, Sweden, United States of America, United Kingdom.

COMMUNITY WORK (VOLUNTARY (PRO BONO))

KENYA MAGISTRATES AND JUDGES ASSOCIATION (KMJA), Current President of the Association for the term 2017-2019

STRATHMORE DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTRE (SDRC), Board Member

NMCG INTERNATIONAL, EAST AFRICA, Member of the Regional Board of Directors

CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF ARBITRATORS (KENYA BRANCH), Past Chair and Vice Chair of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Kenya branch affiliated to the internationally acclaimed Chartered Institute of Arbitrators UK with over 98,000 members worldwide.

MEMBERSHIP TO PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS

• Kenya Magistrates and Judges Association (KMJA)
• Immediate past member of the Conciliation Panel of the International Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)
• Member of the Law Society of Kenya
• Member of Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA (K)
• Member of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Kenya and London Branches.