Wairimu Manyara
Nairobi
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work History
LEGAL ASSOCIATE
NATURAL JUSTICE
10.2024 - Current
- Identify and engage in advocacy for legal and regulatory reform on energy law and electricity market regulation, and environmental law, as appropriate, with key partners and allies.
- Provide comments and make submissions on relevant law, regulation, and policy proposals, reforms, and amendments.
- Support relevant legal cases, and respond to inquiries of partners and relevant stakeholders.
- Provide technical advice to partners, affected communities, and other relevant stakeholders.
REGIONAL COORDINATOR
EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY - POLITICAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
1 2022 - Current
- The role involves the implementation of programs and initiatives in the East African Community and monitoring progress, tracking key performance indicators, and addressing any issues or challenges that may arise
- Contributing to the development and implementation of the AfCFTA Youth and Women Protocol.
- Developing the regional youth climate policy and drafting programs towards the implementation of youth adaptation programs in the region
- Supporting the East African Legislative Assembly draftsman in the drafting and development of the EAC Observer Mission and reporting on the mission.
LAWYER
ANJARWALLA AND KHANNA
1 2023 - 7 2024
- The role involves drafting power purchase agreements for the largest thermal, hydro, wind, geothermal and biogas projects in the region
- Managing project financing transactions for both mezzanine and unitranche facilities for the largest projects and real estate transactions in East Africa.
- Negotiating the Single Use Plastics Treaty with the High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution
- Reviewing the Climate Change Amendment Bill 2023 and the Carbon Markets Regulations 2023 which sought to introduce the carbon credits governance in Kenya
- Leading the Trade Working Group and the Climate Change Working Group contributing to the formation and drafting of the documentation for the Africa Climate Summit (ACS) including the ACS Declaration which was hosted in Nairobi in September 2023.
PARTNERSHIPS LEAD
EAST AFRICA AFRONOMICS ACADEMIC FORUM
01.2020 - Current
- The role involves strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, program management, capacity building, resource mobilization, monitoring and evaluation, communication, and advocacy
- Coordinating and organizing joint events, workshops, research projects, and symposiums for the Afronomics Academic Forum.
- Conducting research at the Afronomics Blog on matters relating to the intersection of International Law, Gender, and Environmental Law.
- The role also includes assessing the impact of partnerships on the forum's goals and objectives, track progress, and identify areas for improvement
SUPERVISOR/CONSULTANT
CLIENT INCLUSIVE CONSULTING
05.2021 - 12.2021
- Conducted Outcome Harvesting for Trocaire Kenya in their Gender and Women Empowerment Program
- The role involved conducting surveys on the beneficiaries of Trocaire's program who were survivors of Gender-based Violence and persons living with HIV
- Facilitating the collection of data, conducting interviews with the beneficiaries and evaluating the data.
LEGAL ASSISTANT
OCHIENG' OGOLA & CO. ADVOCATES
01.2021 - 08.2021
- The role included drafting submissions for environmental law cases, legal briefs on developing rights and new areas in climate change laws and precedent
- Advising clients who are environmental NGOs on key issues in conservation and climate change laws.
- Advising on recent policies that affect environmental law like Isiolo County Assembly Bill on community land rights and conservation.
- Designing regulatory measures for access and benefit sharing and consumptive utilization of wildlife resources
- Engaging Maasai Mara Wildlife Conservancies Association (MMWCA) member conservancies and land stewards to implement sustainable grassland monitoring and management practices, landscape protection and restoration, improve vegetation and prevent deforestation, resulting in carbon sequestration and net carbon benefits.
VOLUNTEER
VIKTORY VOLUNTEER PROJECT
01.2018 - 05.2018
- Activities included volunteer work in schools, as well as environmental conservancy.
- Working in approximately 5 schools that were within the Mashonaland region of Zimbabwe in an area known as Kariba.
- The schools were in areas where there was conflict with animals as it is as open area reserve with communities living there.
- Operating the wildlife conservation course for six weeks, and in total, worked with over 500 students from all the schools.
- Collaborating with KAWFT that is Kariba Animal Welfare Fund Trust and Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority who we did snare sweeps, patrols and herd counting with in the Nyanyana National Park Reserve and field conservation research.
INTERN
THE CRADLE
01.2016 - 01.2016
- The role involved working under the advocacy and legal representation department and partially in the program management department.
- Research, as well as organization and drafting of briefs..
- Organizing the Children's Conference in 2015 that was sponsored by UNICEF which brought together 200 children from different counties all over Kenya i.e Turkana, Kwale and even Tana River.
Education
BACHELORS DEGREE IN LAW (LLB) -
Strathmore University
Nairobi, Kenya 06.2017 - 03.2021
DIPLOMA IN POLICY DIALOGUE TO ACCELERATE SDG IMPLEMENTATION WITH A FOCUS ON CLIMATE ACTION (SDG13) - undefined
Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
04.2023 - 06.2023
MANDELA WASHINGTON FELLOWSHIP - Leadership in Public Management
U.S Department of State And Wayne State University
06.2024 - 02.2024
International Law
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
Climate Change
OXFORD CLIMATE SOCIETY
Publications
2021 "Protecting Environmental Justice in Light of Developmental Agendas: The Case of LAPSSET Lamu Port." LLB Dissertation in Strathmore University
Recommendations
- Anatole Nahayo, East African Legislative Assembly Draftsman, ANahayo@eachq.org
- Wangui Kaniaru, Partner - Anjarwalla and Khanna, wangui.kaniaru@aln.africa
- David Onen, Principal Officer at the Political Affairs Department - East African Community, donen@eachq.org, (+255) 685637155
- Dr. Eghosa Ekhator, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Derby, e.ekhator@derby.ac.uk, (+44) 7969909778
Affiliations
Law Society of Kenya
Languages
English, Swahili
Native language
French
Proficient
C2
Timeline
LEGAL ASSOCIATE
NATURAL JUSTICE
10.2024 - Current
MANDELA WASHINGTON FELLOWSHIP - Leadership in Public Management
U.S Department of State And Wayne State University
06.2024 - 02.2024
DIPLOMA IN POLICY DIALOGUE TO ACCELERATE SDG IMPLEMENTATION WITH A FOCUS ON CLIMATE ACTION (SDG13) - undefined
Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
04.2023 - 06.2023
SUPERVISOR/CONSULTANT
CLIENT INCLUSIVE CONSULTING
05.2021 - 12.2021
LEGAL ASSISTANT
OCHIENG' OGOLA & CO. ADVOCATES
01.2021 - 08.2021
PARTNERSHIPS LEAD
EAST AFRICA AFRONOMICS ACADEMIC FORUM
01.2020 - Current
VOLUNTEER
VIKTORY VOLUNTEER PROJECT
01.2018 - 05.2018
BACHELORS DEGREE IN LAW (LLB) -
Strathmore University
06.2017 - 03.2021
INTERN
THE CRADLE
01.2016 - 01.2016
REGIONAL COORDINATOR
EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY - POLITICAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
1 2022 - Current
LAWYER
ANJARWALLA AND KHANNA
1 2023 - 7 2024
International Law
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
Climate Change
OXFORD CLIMATE SOCIETY
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