Hon. Lady Justice Josephine Wayua Wambua Mongare

Hon Lady Justice Josephine Wayua Wambua Mongare was born in Makueni County

Appointment to Judicial Service

• Appointed Judge of the High Court in 2022
• Served at Eldoret High Court and Commercial and Tax Division – Milimani

 

Academic and Professional Qualifications

• Master of Laws (LLM) degree – Loyola Law School, Loyola Mary Mount University, Los Angeles, California
• Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree, University of Nairobi
• Post Graduate Diploma in Law, Kenya School of Law
• Admitted to the Bar in 1991

 

Training Attended

• Judgment writing skills
• Tax Laws
• Insolvency and Company Practice
• Mediation and Arbitration skills
• Leadership and Corporate Governance

Previous Experience

• Chair, Federation of Women Lawyers Kenya
• Served on the Board of Public Procurement and Administrative Review Board
• Worked at Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission
• Proprietor and Senior Partner – J. W. Wambua & Company Advocates
• Consultant in Gender, Human Rights and Governance for UNODC, Red Cross, UNICEF and Local and International NGOs.
• Advisor – Mbaitu Inc. (USA & Canada), Churchill-Foundation, Touch A Child’s Heart (USA).
• Recruitment Consultant at Jaykay Medical Services – USA

 

 

Other Responsibilities

• Convener, Commercial and Tax Division Bar-Bench
• Member, Kenya Judges Welfare Association Executive Committee (KJWA)

 

 Interests

• Reading any book
• Travelling
• Community engagement and building
• Women and children empowerment