Name of Staff: Imelda Nyawira Wanjau
Designation/Rank: Legal Officer
Department: Legal Office
Email: iwanjau@laikipia.ac.ke
A. Educational Background/Qualification
- Postgraduate Diploma in Law, Kenya School of Law (2013)
- Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Moi University, Kenya (2008)
- KSCE, Njonjo Girls High School, Kenya (2006)
- KCPE, St. Mary’s Primary School, Kenya (2002)
B. Professional Courses (Fill in where applicable)
- 27th August 2021-Certificate in Commercial Mediation from Mediation Academy Ireland (Online)
- 2023 – KASNEB Certified Secretaries
C. Brief Auto-biography
Ms. Wanjau is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya with eight (8) years’ professional experience in both litigation and in-house practice. She handles legal advisory and litigation for and on behalf of the University. She further serves in the University Council Secretariat and University Senate.
In her tenure as Legal Officer, Ms. Wanjau has handled diverse legal briefs for the University in an out of court including arbitration. She has an interest in Legal Audit and Compliance, Data Protection and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). She holds a Certificate in Commercial Mediation Training from the Mediation Academy (Ir). Ms. Wanjau unwinds by reading, baking and watching law and crime documentaries.
D. Trainings /Seminars/ Conferences Attended
- 21st – 25th November 2022 – Certificate in Data Protection from Kenya School of Government
- 14th -18th March 2022 - Certificate in Conduct of meetings and minute writing. The Kenya School of Government
- 06th - 10th September 2021 - Certificate in Conduct of meetings and minute writing. The Kenya School of Government
- 31st May -04th June 2021 - Certificate in Collective Bargaining Negotiation. The Kenya School of Government
- 01st -04th March 2021 - Certificate in Legal Audit & Compliance. The Kenya School of Law