Team

Hibo Hussein is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya with over five years post bar legal practice. She holds a Master of Public Policy from the Blavatnik School of Government; University of Oxford and Bachelor of Laws Degree from Moi University (L.L.B) and Post Graduate Diploma from the Kenya School of Law. She is also Certified Professional Mediator.

Hibo is currently the main partner of Hussein, Hibo and Associates Advocates law firm, she heads the litigation and policy departments. She has previously worked with the Government of Kenya; Ministry of Sports, Culture and Heritage as the Senior Policy Advisor to the Cabinet Secretary Amb. Dr. Amina Mohamed and Article 19 Eastern Africa as the Gender Justice and Digital Fellow.

Through the legal practice she has partnered with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions by watching brief in sexual offences and Gender based Violence cases on pro bono representing young girls and women in Northern Kenya.

Ms. Janet Macharia is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya who is passionate about international economic law. She holds a Master’s Degree in International Economic Law from the Academy of International Law and Policy (AIELPO) in Athens, Greece. Ms. Janet is a Teaching Fellow at Strathmore Law School, where she teaches International Trade Law, E-commerce, and the Law and Company Law. She also trains several law students in competitions relating to International Trade and Investment Law. Ms Janet has presented papers in several conferences on topics such as Trade and Intellectual property as well as EU-EAC Economic Partnership Agreements. Her current area of research is Special Economic Zones within the African Continental Free Trade Area.