Hon Justice Gerhard Gitonga Muchege

Justice Gerhard Gitonga Muchege

 

Academic & Professional Qualifications: 

• Master of Laws, University of Nairobi (2017)

• Bachelor of Laws, Makerere University (2003)

• Postgraduate Diploma in Law, Kenya School of Law (2004)

 

Admitted to the Roll of Advocates in 2007 

 

Work Experience 

• Worked as Principal Magistrate from 2020
• 2012-2020: Magistracy
• 2009-2012: State Counsel II, State Law Office
• 2008-2009: Legal Researcher and Counsel, Onchuru, Oyieko & Co. Advocates

 

Membership to Professional bodies & other Associations

• Law Society of Kenya
• Kenya Magistrates and Judges Association

 

Key Achievements

• Gitonga is an Alumni of the International Visitor Leadership Program(IVLP), nominated by the American Embassy in Kenya for his commitment to child justice. This is an exchange program which brings emerging leaders from around the world to the USA each year, to learn and create a leadership network.
• Gitonga is also a champion of Mediation and other Alternative Justice Systems (AJS) aimed at enhancing access to justice in Kenya.