Wanjiku Kariuki
Senior Associate
Ms. Wanjiku is a senior Associate with more than 8 cumulative years experience litigating
complex, high-value commercial disputes ranging from procurement law, insurance, banking,
shareholder disputes, amongst others.
She represents clients at the various levels of courts in Kenya such as the Supreme Court,
Court of Appeal, High Court, Environment & Land Court, Employment & Labour Relations
Court as well as Quasi-Judicial tribunals.
Ms. Wanjiku is a seasoned criminal lawyer where she appears as the Defense counsel
representing persons charged with white-collar and blue-collar crimes.She successfully
represented persons accused of serious crimes including terrorism and secured their
acquittal.
She also has immense experience in litigation of land disputes, employment and labour
matters, Mediation and Arbitration, election law, constitutional and Human rights law,
conveyancing and succession.
Membership and Affiliations.
Member, Law Society of Kenya, 2015
Member, Chartered Insitute of Arbitrators
Prior and Present Employment
Senior Associate, Kihara & Wyne, January 2020-Present
Associate, Mbugua Mureithi & Company Advocates, 2016–2020
Associate, Mbijiwe Mugo & Company Advocates, 2015
Pupil, Mbijiwe Mugo & Company Advocates, 2014–2015.
Education
Arbitration
Nairobi Centre for International Arbitration-2023
Mediation
Nairobi Centre for International Arbitration-2023
Post Graduate Diploma In law
Kenya School of Law- 2013
Bachelor of Laws
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and technology– 2012