Winning at Law

This is a special podcast episode created in anticipation of The Kenya Law Career Fair KE's Legal Entrepreneur's Day. Legal entrepreneurship is a broad and multi-faceted subject. We're shifting the conversation from sharing personal experiences to exploring specific aspects of the business side of law, starting with the foundational elements of PR and branding. In this episode, we invi...

This is a special podcast episode leading up to the inaugural Legal Entrepreneurs’ Day which is part of The Law Career Fair KE. After five years of curating content to empower lawyers to unbox the law, the pieces that focus on legal entrepreneurship remain our most-consumed assets. There's a knowledge transfer gap between the Advocates who have cracked law as a business, either as solo preneur...

The second edition of The LawDown Africa’s Law Career Fair (The LawDown Africa is our sister publication) went down on 12th July 2025. It was a day dedicated to unboxing the law for young lawyers and law students through 17 masterclasses and a panel discussion curated to facilitate learning, networking, and mentorship. Our parent company, Jurorbox, is passionate about learning; hence, all its affi...

This podcast episode is a civic education engagement focusing on the issue of femicide. The LawDown Africa is the official legal partner working on a mobilization campaign supported by Usikimye, an NGO that focuses on GBV sensitization and GBV survivor care, and Ogilvy Africa. To bring the legal insights and shed light on the practicability of criminalizing femicide, we spoke to Caroline Muriu, a...

As we continue our  #SheDidThat! Campaign this women’s month, our guest in this episode is Liz Lenjo . Liz Lenjo is an Advocate of the High Court, A thought leader in Entertainment Law, IP Law, and Fashion Law, and a legal entrepreneur. Enjoy this insightful yet vulnerable and heartwarming episode as Ms Lenjo reflects on her career journey through the legal sphere, including how intentionality sha...

Happy Women’s History Month! Our distinguished guest in this episode, the first of a series of episodes for our 2025 Women’s History Month, is Pat Mbugua. Ms. Mbugua is an award-winning lawyer with a career spanning over two decades, first at Walker Kontos, a tier-one law firm, where she grew from a pupil to partner, and later in the banking sector, serving as in-house counsel in various banking i...

This episode is a snippet of Kenya’s First-ever Law Career Fair organized by The LawDown Africa, an online legal magazine. The event, which was held on the 31st of August 2024 at the Kenya School of Law, Karen Campus, bore the theme: Exploring Legal Horizons. Therefore, it included a panel discussion on the diversity of the legal sector featuring: Pat Mbugua of StanChart and former Partner at Walk...

June has multiple observances focusing on children and child rights, including International Children’s Day, International Day of the African Child, and World Day Against Child Labor. So, we had a chat with Joy Katunge Matheka, an Advocate of the High Court and a Children’s Law expert. Ms. Katunge scooped the Civil Society Lawyer of the Year Award during the 2021 Nairobi Legal Awards, owing to her...

The church is arguably among the oldest institutions in Kenya, yet there is a gap in its utilization of legal services. In this podcast, we focus on the church as a growing area of practice and interview two advocates, Sr. Trizah Muthoni and Myron Mukuna , who are pioneers in this area. Sr. Trizah is the in-house counsel for the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi, while Myron Mukuna is an ordained Di...

Happy 49th International Women’s Day. As we mark this observance @Anna Mutavati, the Country Director @UNWomen, Kenya, graces our platforms for an insightful conversation on bridging the gap between policy and practice to achieve gender parity and empower women.

The latest guest on the podcast is Helene Namisi. The Chairperson of the Law Society of Kenya, Nairobi Branch, having previously served as Board Member and Chairperson of the HIV & AIDS Tribunal. Helene has practised for over 18 years and has vast experience in Family Law, Conveyancing, and Commercial Law as well as both women's and children’s rights.  Listen in as she shares her story in...

This week, we feature Brian Wamai Kimani, a 24-year-old lawyer, fresh out of university. Brian is partially deaf and he is passionate about the rights of persons living with disabilities. We hope that by highlighting his story, we will be able to educate you on the plights of those among us who are differently abled.

Today we feature Emmanuel Bitta, who has dedicated his legal career to serving the country in the Office of the Attorney General. Listen to his story as he delves deep into what it takes to serve the country as a lawyer working in public service.

To crown mental health Awareness month, Stella Muraguri, Managing Partner at MMW Advocates LLP, talks to us about the challenges of setting up a law firm whilst striking a delicate balancing act with motherhood. Stella's story mirrors the life of every woman in practice. She highlights the importance of taking stock of our mental health because it's only in doing so that we are able to serve our c...

Robert is an award-winning lawyer with a personality that he is not afraid to show in his different fields. He was recently named the Young Lawyer of the year in the fourth edition of the Nairobi Legal Awards.  This was the first time a private consultant had won this award. He is also a content creator who has had his TikTok videos aired on national television. Interestingly, Robert has been...

On our final episode in our Women's month edition, we talked to Esther Omulele OGW.  Her story is as inspirational as it is captivating. She showcased the intricacies of leadership and held us captive with the richness of her story. 

We had a chat with Jacqueline Manani, the Director of Legal Services and Chief Commission Counsel at the Public Service Commission. She has vast practical experience and demonstrated the essence of practice in the public sector.

We got to have a chat with Noreen Kidunduhu, a senior associate at TripleOk Law Advocates. Noreen is passionate about Arbitration and her experience has seen her serve in several capacities in the arbitration realm. She was recently appointed as CoChair of the CIArb Young Members Group. With several achievements under her belt, Noreen is the perfect example of a young lady lawyer scaling the heigh...

We are celebrating notable women in the legal sector throughout this month.  Our first guest is Hon Magistrate Caroline Kendagor who is the Deputy Registrar for Court Annexed Mediation and a Principal magistrate in the Kenyan judiciary. Hon Kendagor is a passionate judicial officer, a pioneer in the field of court-annexed Mediation, and an inspiration to young women everywhere but in particul...

In this episode of ‘Winning at Law’ we interview Mr. Kevin Mwangi. He is currently a programme officer-redress at the Independent Medico Legal Unit (IMLU). His main areas of practice are in legal analysis, legislative drafting, and public interest litigation. Mr. Mwangi has amassed expertise in law reform, democratic governance, and constitutionalism at national and regional levels. His work has s...

In this episode we hear from Mr. George Ominde, a seasoned In House Lawyer and the current acting Legal Manager at KENGEN. He will speak to us about the niche area that is Energy Law and expound on his personal journey as well as that of the KENGEN legal department.

In this episode we hear from Mr. George Ominde, a seasoned In House Lawyer and the current acting Legal Manager at KENGEN. He will speak to us about the niche area that is Energy Law and expound on his personal journey as well as that of the KENGEN legal department. 

In this episode, we will dive deep into Senior Counsel Mr. Beauttah Siganga's journey.

In this episode, we will dive deep into Senior Counsel Mr. Beauttah Siganga's journey.