Hon Justice Dr. Robert Omondi Owino

Justice Dr. Robert Omondi Owino

 

Academic & Professional Qualifications

• Doctor of Laws, University of Bayreuth, Germany (2015)

• Master of Laws, University of Dar es Salaam (2011)

• Bachelor of Laws, Moi University (2006)

• Postgraduate Diploma in Law, Kenya School of Law (2007)

 

Admitted to the Roll of Advocates in 2008 

 

Work Experience

Worked at Senior Lecturer, JKUAT School of Law from 2015

Partner at Acorn Law Advocates LLP from 2021

Served as Adjunct Lecturer, Kenya School of Law from 2019

2015 – 2020           Partner, Munyao Muthama Kashindi Advocates

2011 – 2015           Doctoral Research Fellow, Bayreuth International Graduate School of African Studies, Germany

2008- 2011             Associate, Kamoti Omollo & Co. Advocates

 

Membership to Professional Bodies & Other Associations

• Law Society of Kenya
• East Africa Law Society

 

Key Achievements

• Has pioneered climate change litigation in Kenya as a thought leader representing marginalized members of Ilchamus and Tugen communities on the issue of climate rights related to flooding of Lake Baringo.
• Has published a major book on Transboundary Resource Cooperation in the Lake Victoria Basin.
• Represented Kenya in key international entities including the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, as well as the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law.