Hon. Mr. Justice Richard Mururu Mwongo
Hon. Mr. Justice Richard Mururu Mwongo
Judge
2011
Profile
- Appointed Judge of the High Court in 2011
- Served as Judge, Mombasa High Court
- Served as Presiding Judge, Naivasha High Court (2018 – 2021)
- Presiding Judge, Kerugoya High Court from 2021
Academic and Professional Qualifications
- Bachelor of Laws (LLB), UON, 1986
- Post Graduate Diploma in Law, Kenya School of Law
- Admitted to the Bar in 1988
- Diploma in Business Management, Kenya Institute of Management
Training Attended
- Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) training, in particular arbitration, mediation and adjudication
- Admitted as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) in 2000
- Awarded Chartered Arbitrator status (C.Arb) in 2007
- Placed on the Chartered Institute’s International Register of Arbitrators (UK) in 2010
Previous Experience
- Practiced law at Mwongo & Ngugi Advocates from 1999 to 2011
- Advocate at R. M. Mwongo, Advocates, from 1994
- Senior Legal Executive-Equatorial Commercial Bank 1990-1994 and
- Group Assistant Company Secretary- Sameer Group of Companies
- Legal Assistant, Kaplan & Stratton Advocates 1987- 1990
- Practiced both domestic and international arbitration from 1989 until appointment as Judge
- Extensive teaching experience as an Approved Tutor, Trainer and Mentor in arbitration and ADR in several countries in Africa, for all modules of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators’ Courses.
- Chaired the Public Procurement Complaints, Review and Appeals Board (PPCRAB) between 2001 and 2007.
- Vice Chairman of the Pending Bills Closing Committee (PBCC), between 2005 and 2012.
Other Responsibilities
- Elected and served as Principal Judge of the High Court between March 2013 and May 2018
- Founding Chairman, High Court Advisory Committee 2014-2018
- Gazetted Member, High Court Advisory Committee, 2023
- Founding Chairman, Integrated Court Management Systems (ICMS) Committee, 2014-2018
- Chairman, Task Force on Preparation of the High Court Organization and Administration Bill (resulting in the Act)
- Gazetted Member, Taskforce on Court Annexed Mediation
- Secretary, Judiciary Leaders Advisory Committee (JLAC) (forerunner to the Judiciary Management Committee)
- Full member, Kenya Institute of Management (MKIM)
- Accredited Governance Auditor (Institute of Certified Secretaries) since 2018
- Fellow of the Institute of Certified
- Public Secretaries of Kenya (FCS) in 2018.
Member, faculty of the University of Cape Town-based Judicial Institute for Africa (JIFA).
Awards and Commendations
- Elder of the Burning Spear (E.B.S.), 2013
- Exemplary Contribution to Education & Training in ADR, 2018 (CIArbs)
- Distinguished Excellence in ADR 2021 (CIArbs)
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