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