Main Area of Practice: Litigation in Criminal and Civil matters, Mediation.
Name: Dennis Otieno
Nickname: Deno
Tell us about your firm:
Main areas of Practice relevant to your work with Nextgen: Litigation in Criminal and Civil matters, Mediation.
Why did you join Nextgen? I joined Nextgen to champion the cause of the minority group that is PWUDs and secondly i believe in justice for all which Nextgen is championing.
When you are not working, what do you enjoy doing? Reading and Meditating
State three words that best describe you: Committed, Diligent, Leader
What has been your most memorable moment when working with Nextgen? Working with a team of dedicated advocates and seeing the Joy in one of the Clients faces when we were able to ensure a perpetrator who assaulted her in front of her children was arrested and charged in a court of law.
Dennis Otieno
Main Area of Practice: Representative Litigation and Corporate law
Name: Sudi Mairura
Nickname: Sudiae
Tell us about your firm: Mairura & Company Advocates is a firm dedicated to people and development. It's vision is to achieve the prosperity of Africans through Social Justice.
Main areas of Practice relevant to your work with Nextgen: Representative Litigation and Corporate law
Why did you join Nextgen? Our shared vision and deep desire to use the law to provide social justice.
When you are not working, what do you enjoy doing? Going to the Cinema or Destination travel.
State three words that best describe you: Ambitious, Creative, Critical-thinker.
What has been your most memorable moment when working with Nextgen? The first time I facilitated training to medical practitioners and outreach workers on the criminal litigation process of Kenya at Limuru. The interest in this area of law for service providers who deal with criminalized populations was very enjoyable
Sudi Mairura
Main Area of Practice: Criminal law
Name: Mwangi Kihira
Nickname:
Tell us about your firm: Our team combines diverse knowledge in different specializations that allow exceptional customization of solutions for specific, unique client needs which enable us solve complex briefs fast with precision and strategy. We go above and beyond to reach clients expectations.
Main areas of Practice relevant to your work with Nextgen: Criminal law
Why did you join Nextgen? One of the duties of a Lawyer is the duty to society. Pro bono Lawyers work to serve and protect the rights of the vulnerable in the community at no legal fee. Nextgen offers this bridge between the lawyers and community and being passionate about community work, I found this as a great opportunity to come on board.
When you are not working, what do you enjoy doing? Reading
State three words that best describe you: Honest, Hardworking and Kind
What has been your most memorable moment when working with Nextgen? Getting justice to our clients any time.
Mwangi Kihira
Main Area of Practice: Succession Causes, Civil litigation and Criminal litigation
Name: Kamene Munyao
Nickname: Mesh
Tell us about your firm: I work with the firm of O.N MAKAU & MULEI CO. ADVOCATES, and we offer legal counsel that cuts across all borders of law.
Main areas of Practice relevant to your work with Nextgen: Succession Causes, Civil litigation and Criminal litigation
Why did you join Nextgen? Nextgen offered a platform to reach to a community that is otherwise not considered and to give legal counsel to the minority is fulfilling.
When you are not working, what do you enjoy doing? Sing my heart out, do an instrument or two, and have an easy time.
State three words that best describe you: Loyal, Cheeky and a lovely being.
What has been your most memorable moment when working with Nextgen? The Mombasa Conferencing never gets old and just to add the interaction between the community we serve and grassroots organizations partnering with NEXTGEN was an eye-opener.
Kamene Munyao
Main Area of Practice: Alternative Dispute Resolution (mainly Mediation) and Employment Law
Name: Eddah Mwanyumba
Nickname: Ed
Tell us about your firm: We are a firm looking to provide access to legal services and knowledge. We are a firm that is solution oriented tailor made to suit the needs of our clients.
Main areas of Practice relevant to your work with Nextgen: Alternative Dispute Resolution (mainly Mediation) and Employment Law
Why did you join Nextgen? I joined Nextgen to sensitize members at the community level about Alternative Dispute Resolution and equip them with basic skills that allow them to utilize the knowledge whilst promoting the effective and efficient resolution of disputes.
When you are not working, what do you enjoy doing? I enjoy hiking, playing with my kids, cooking and dancing
State three words that best describe you: Consistent, Diligent and loads of Sunshine
What has been your most memorable moment when working with Nextgen? Seeing the communities utilize the skills imparted on them and growing in confidence to the extent of lobbying to get certain laws changed.
Eddah Mwanyumba
Main Area of Practice: Criminal Litigation
Name: Raphael Okubo
Nickname: Rapho
Tell us about your firm: Geared towards exemplary service
Main areas of Practice relevant to your work with Nextgen: Criminal Litigation
Why did you join Nextgen? To be able to offer help to the community served by Nextgen
When you are not working, what do you enjoy doing? I'm always working in some form of or other
State three words that best describe you: Young, lively and energetic
What has been your most memorable moment when working with Nextgen? Relieving the community from the burdens of the legal processes
Raphael Okubo
Main Area of Practice: Criminal law, Family law, Labour law and Land law
Name: Julius Juma
Nickname: JJ
Tell us about your firm: We offer client centered legal solutions.
Main areas of Practice relevant to your work with Nextgen: Criminal law, Family law, Labour law and Land law
Why did you join Nextgen? To offer legal solutions to the disadvantaged segment of the society. To give back to society.
When you are not working, what do you enjoy doing? Reading, watching movies and cooking
State three words that best describe you: Humble, tenacious and keen to detail
What has been your most memorable moment when working with Nextgen? Being able to secure the release of a client who was charged with possession of drugs by drafting submissions that proved various irregularities and seeing the joy it brought him
Julius Juma
Main Area of Practice: Criminal law, ADR, Public interest litigation, civil litigation
Name: Ted Wandera
Nickname: Teddyboi
Tell us about your firm: Boutique law firm aimed at guaranteeing access to justice through litigation, ADR and provision of pro bono legal aid services
Main areas of Practice relevant to your work with Nextgen: Criminal law, ADR, Public interest litigation, civil litigation
Why did you join Nextgen? So as to be able to provide legal services to hard to reach populations who face marginalization
When you are not working, what do you enjoy doing? Watching sports
State three words that best describe you: Diligent, caring, charged
What has been your most memorable moment when working with Nextgen? Being able to quickly bring lawyers together to quickly tackle legal issues with regard to decriminalization of drug use for personal use and specifically the process for amending the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act of Kenya.
Ted Wandera
Main Area of Practice: Policy and Legislative Advocacy and Public interest/Criminal Litigation.
Name: Kiriba Kariuki
Nickname: KK
Tell us about your firm: Established in 2013, KK & Associates Law is a Think Tank that supports humanization of Policy Processes, offers technical support to duty bearers and builds capacity of ordinary citizens to effectively contribute to Policy Processes.
Main areas of Practice relevant to your work with Nextgen: Policy and Legislative Advocacy and Public interest/Criminal Litigation.
Why did you join Nextgen? To foster change in drug policy by building institutional, communal and legislative infrastructural and drug policy reform
When you are not working, what do you enjoy doing? Shooting, shots, still and moving targets, I never miss!
State three words that best describe you: Effective, Efficient and driven.
What has been your most memorable moment when working with Nextgen? Influencing the Narcotics Act amendment Bill even to the smallest extent.
