CURRICULUM VITAE OF LUCY NGIMA MBUGUA

A Senior Resident Magistrate; Judiciary (KENYA) LLB Hons University of Nairobi.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Tel : +254 061 72258 +254 721100501
Address : Judicial Service Commission of Kenya. C/of Karatina Law Court
P. O. Box :356 –10101 , KARATINA – KENYA.
Email : lucyhiuhu@yahoo.com
Date of Birth : 30th July 1966
Nationality : Kenyan
Civil Status : Married

WORK EXPERIENCE

November 1994 – Todate
Worked as a Career Magistrate rising through the ranks to the present position of Senior Resident Magistrate.

Duties

• Administration of Justice involving arbitration and dispensation of justice.
• Ensuring proper service delivery to the members of the public and staff.
• Accounting and supervising the regard to government expenditure.
• Maintaining and analysing justice issues.
• Undertaking legal research with regard to national and International standards.
• Supervision of staff and maintenance of discipline.
• Presiding over civil, criminal and other cases.
• Ensuring safety of Court premises, government property, files and documents
• Effecting payment of staff remuneration.
• Implementing the community service programme by initiating and supervising projects in accordance with Penal Reform International Programme.
• Executing legal instruments and other documents.
• Facilitating capacity building amongst members of staff, litigants, advocates the public and the government and NGOs.

September 1991 – September 1994
Worked and practiced as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with renowned firms namely Vohra & Gitao Advocates (Nairobi) & AGN – Kamau Advocates (ELDORET)

Duties

• Preparation and dissemination of policies, geared towards comprehensive approaches to the rule of law.
• Taking instructions from clients and giving advice.
• Preparation of Legal opinions and analysis information.
• Drafting of pleadings and other documents.
• Going to court to prosecute civil, criminal and other type of cases.
• Executing legal instruments and other documents.
• Facilitating meetings with stakeholders with a view of arbitration and other out of court settlements.
• Undertaking legal research in order to meet national, regional and International standards on issues of justice.

TRAINING

• Training of judicial officers on sexual offences Act; The judiciary and Kenya Women Judges Association, February 2008 Mombasa.
• Sensitization of Magistrate’s on basic counselling skills for Training in children, The chilren Act and the United Nations Convention on Rights of children, by the
• Judiciary, October 2007 Kakamega.
• Course on Human Rights in Africa by Centre for Human Rights Faculty of Law – University of Pretoria (May 2007).
• Regional course on economic social and cultural Rights by Human Rights Trust of Southern Africa (SAHARIT) at Harare – Zimbabwe 15th October – 3rd November 2006.
• Workshop on the Best Interest of the Child (BIC) by Kenya Alliance Advancement of children (KAACR) at Kisumu – Kenya, August 2006.
• Workshop for magistrates who head court stations by governance, justice, law and order (GTLOS) Reform programme and Judiciary at Mombasa – Kenya, July 2006.
• Training of Trainers Workshop (TOT) International training programme on Peace Building and good governance for African Civilian personnel (ITPPGG) by Legon centre for International Affairs (LECIA), University of Ghana, Accra 22nd – 26th June 2006.
• Foundation on course; International and Training Programme on peace building and good governance for African Civilian Personnel (ITPPGG) by Legon Centre for International affairs (LECIA), University of Ghana Accra – 1st – 19th May 2006.
• Course for Law Enforcement Officers at Kofi Anan Peace Training centre in Accra – Ghana 13th
• Human Rights and Family Law Training (Jurisprudence of Equality Programme – JEP) for Judges and Magistrates by Kenya Women Judges Association in conjunction with Care International and Judiciary – Mombasa Kenya.
• Information Technology at Kisumu Computers Technology College Kisumu – Kenya; February 2005.
• Impact of community orders on the Administration of justice in Kenya by National Community Service Programme at Masai Mara – Kenya 2002.
• Towards Effective Administration of Justice/magistrate as a public servant by the Directorate of Personnel Management, Judiciary and US Agency for International Development at Machakos – Kenya 6th – 17th October 1997.

EDUCATION
1991
Diploma in Law, Kenya school of Law.  Admission in the Roll of Advocates of the High Court of Kenya.

1981 – 1984
Loreto High School Limuru; Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) Division I.

Involvement in the activities and  training of the paralegal Training Programme organized by Kisumu Paralegal Advisory Group.

School based youth training activities in areas of career choices, Human Rights and social ethics; whereby I and like minded women lawyers teamed up and visited various schools to talk to the youth. Some of the schools which benefited from our visits are Ojola girls, Tigoi girls, Sega girls and Highway High school.

Training members of Emmanuel self Help Group (based in Kitare) on issues of micro-macro finance, women and children’s rights.

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES

• International Women Judges Association (IWJA) under membership of Kenya Women Judges and magistrates Association (KWJMA)
• . International Commission of Jurists. (ICJ)
• International Federation of Women Lawyers – Kenya chapter (FIDA)
• The Cradle – Kenya.
• The Common Wealth Judges and Magistrates Association by Affliation to the Kenya Judges and magistrates Association (KMJA).

LANGUAGE SKILLS

PUBLICATION
Dissertation on Diplomatic immunities and privileges in Kenya. Enhancing Children’s Rights in the criminal justice system.

Referees.

1. Ann N. Kithaka
   Provincial State Counsel (Western Province)
   P. O. Box: 1529 Kakamega – Kenya.
   Tel: +254 722 378545 (cell)
   +254 056 31049 (office)
   + 254 056 31513 (house- home)
   Email: zeldapam@yahoo.com
   
   
2. Betty Asuna
   P. O. Box: 9191 Kisumu
   Tel: +254 721 261112
   Email: basunah@yahoo.com
   
   
3. Mercy Wambui Kamau
   P. O. Box: 41796 – 00100
   Tel: + 254 020 4441432/3
   + 254 722 810176
   Email: mw_kamau@yahoo.co.uk

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