RÉSUMÉ MS. LYNA N. SARAPAI

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1 RÉSUMÉ MS. LYNA N. SARAPAI Nationality: Profession: Areas of Specialization: Occupation: CAREER GOALS: Kenyan Lawyer Law and Development Environmental Law and Justice Human Rights Research and Advocacy Clinical Legal Education Tutorial Fellow, Department of Private Law To actively address social problems through collaboration with other professionals, and with communities. To contribute to domestic and global development through professionalism, scholarship, networking, mentorship, and volunteerism. ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: 2017 PhD Candidate, University of Cologne, Germany Strategic Leadership Development Programme (SLDP 85/2014) at the Kenya School of Government, Nairobi Master of Laws (LLM) in Sustainable International Development; University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, USA -Leadership Training; Alene Moris National Education for Women s (NEW) Leadership Institute of Puget Sound, University of Washington Women s Center UNHCR training on refugee law Attended the Kenya Judicial Training Institute; Completed Magistrates Induction Course Postgraduate Diploma in Trial Advocacy from the American National Institute of Trial Advocacy Postgraduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Moi University, Kenya. COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS: Strong analytical and problem solving skills. Versatile communication skills. Multi-cultural tolerance and adaptability. Dependable research and knowledge management skills. Presentable comportment. 1

2 EMPLOYMENT HISTORY AND WORK EXPERIENCE: 1. Tutorial Fellow, Department of Private law; Dates: Location: Nairobi Teaching, Research and Administration. Appointment - School Examinations Coordinator, Kenyatta University School of Law. 2. Programs Liaison, Office of the Chief Justice of the Republic of Kenya Dates: Location: All Counties, Kenya Administration, Research, Training and Knowledge Management Led Courts and Directorates to develop accountability tools to support the Judiciary Transformation. Most notably, The Judiciary Daily Court Returns Template (DCRT) and the NCAJ Court User Committee Planning and Reporting Templates Generated diverse topical training content for the Judiciary transformation curriculum spearheaded stakeholder engagement for the Big Data Revolution in the Judiciary convening, facilitating and training over 1000 Judges, Judicial Officers, Judiciary Staff and other justice sector players on SGBV, environmental justice, the role of big data on the efficient administration and delivery of justice, performance management, active collaboration, strategic leadership and change management among other areas of expertise. Prepared numerous institutional reports published by the Judiciary and available at but most notably; o The State of the Judiciary and Administration of Justice Reports (SOJAR) 2014/2015/2016 o NCAJ Criminal Justice System Audit Report o Judiciary Strategic Plan o Report on Institutionalising Performance Management and Measurement in the Judiciary o Judiciary Case Audit and Institutional Capacity Survey Volume 1 o Participated in the development of various successful institutional proposals for funding and cascaded work plans. Developed rounded expertise in consensus-building, cross-disciplinary collaboration, training, project management, and knowledge management for sustainable public policy formulation and institutional transformation. 2

3 3. Fellow Barer Institute for Law and Global Human Services Dates: Location: Seattle, Washington, USA. Researcher Studied Environmental Economics, Water and Sanitation in Developing Countries, Climate Change, International Trade and Investment, Clinical Legal Education, and Law Reform. Authored a research paper titled Spare Wanjiku The Trouble: Law enforcement and policy options for Sustainable Cities in Kenya. Earned Master of Laws Qualification in Sustainable International Development Elected Graduate Representative to the University of Washington Student Bar Association 4. District/Resident/Senior Magistrate Judiciary of Kenya Dates: Location: Maua- Meru County, and Naivasha- Nakuru County Trial adjudication and related administrative duties. Tried, adjudicated, and conciliated many criminal, civil, traffic and miscellaneous cases from filing to just and timely completion. Actively participated in Court Users Committees; often playing role of organizing secretary. Undertook esteemed professional development courses at Judiciary Training Institute and Kenya School of Government Volunteered as Moot Court Judge and mentor at Kenya School of Law Elected Secretary to the Kenya Women Judges Association 5. Associate, Otieno, Yogo and Company Advocates Dates: Location: Kisumu Kisii and Bomet Counties, Kenya. Litigation Counsel Together with other Volunteer Counsel, trained Community Paralegals then established and supported a Community Legal Aid Centre at Nyando/Awasi. Successfully prosecuted a Criminal Appeal in my first year of practice. This was significant because the Court of Appeal was then the apex court in Kenya and only heard advocates who demonstrated highest standards of preparation, research and communication skills. Conducted sensitization campaigns for the New Constitution among women, youth and persons with disabilities. 3

4 ENDEVOURS/DISCOURSES IN LAW, SOCIAL JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT: 21 st November 2017, Presentation, The Challenges in the Implementation of Resolutions from the Treaty Body Mechanisms, made during the Annual ICJ-K Jurists Conference, 2017, Session on Level of Implementation and Enforcement of Human Rights in Africa, at Serena Hotel, Mombasa, Kenya. 29th February 2016, Presentation, "The Role of the Judiciary in Addressing Gender-Based Violence in Kenya: The Case of the Education Sector", made during the UNESCO County Teacher Management Directors Workshop, at Lake Naivasha Simba Lodge, Kenya. 30th March 2015, Presentation, Big Data for an Evolving Judiciary: Spotlight on Daily Court Returns made during the Judges Colloquium at Sarova Whitesands Hotel, Mombasa, Kenya. 30th May 2014, Taming Cyber and Cloud Security: Issues and Strategies for a Developing Economy, during the 1st Annual International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Sustainable Development, made at Africa Nazarene University, Main Campus, Ongata Rongai, Kenya. 8th November 2013, Presentation Justice through Community: A Comparative Perspective on Court User Forums, National Council on the Administration of Justice Inaugural Convention of Court User Committees, at the Windsor Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya. 12th October 2013, Presentation, Taking the people Along: Judicial Transformation, the people and the role of Civil Society Organizations, during the Amkeni Civil Society Week at The Kenya Methodist University in Meru, Kenya. 11th April, 2013, Panel Presentation Perspectives on the Rule of Law in Sub-Saharan Africa Commentary on Seattle screening of the film Beatrice Mtetwa and the Rule of Law ; sponsored by World Justice Project and University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, USA. 5th April, 2013, Presentation, Spare Wanjiku The Trouble: Policy Lessons From Comparative Practices in Urban Wastewater Management in LSJ WorkShare Graduate Student Presentation Series at the University of Washington Comparative Law and Society Study Center, Seattle, USA. 1st April, 2013, Revisiting Sticky Issues in the Rome Statute through the Kenyan cases at the Hague in Global Mondays Presenter Series, University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, USA. 7th February 2013, Panel Presentation, Overview of policy and legal responses to intentional injury/domestic violence in Kenya in Health Legal and Community Leaders Forum for Legal and Policy Solutions for Improving the Global Health of Women, Children and Adolescents Series, Seattle, USA. 5th May 2007, LLB Dissertation paper project Women s place in politics: the case for Engendering the political process in Kenya Moi University Press, Eldoret, Kenya. 22nd March 2006, Student Paper Presentation, Ethnicity and Development in Africa, at the 3rd Annual East African Inter-varsity Conference and Moot Court Competition, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya. 4

5 MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: International Commission of Jurists Kenya Chapter (ICJ-K) International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ); LEADERSHIP, VOLUNTEERISM AND TEAM SPIRIT: 2018 ICJ (K) Legal Aid Clinic in Kibera Constituency; Kenyatta University Student Mentor Convener Kenyatta University Journal of Law Operationalization Committee. Patron, Catholic Students prayer group, Kenyatta University School of Law Guest Speaker/ Facilitator/Judge - Kenya School of Law/ Kenyatta University School of Law/Strathmore Law School/Judiciary Training Institute Convener, Judiciary Daily Court Returns Template Technical Committee. - Member of the Judiciary Integrated Court Management Systems Committee Member of the Editorial Committee on the State of the Judiciary and Administration of Justice Report. - Member of the Judiciary Performance Management & Measurement Steering Committee. - Rapporteur, Inaugural Annual Kenya Magistrates and Judges Association Conference Graduate representative to the Student Bar Association; LLM Class of 13, University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, USA Ladies Basketball Captain, Kenya School of Law; Head of Delegation East African Regional Model United Nations, Kenya School of Law Deputy Secretary-General, 18th Students Governing Council, Moi University Students Association. HOBBIES AND INTERESTS: Arts and Sports: especially Music, Dancing, Writing, Fine Art, Crafts, Basketball and Racing. REFEREES: 1. Dr. Linda Musumba, Dean, Kenyatta University School of Law. 2. The Hon. Lady Justice Jacqueline Kamau, Judge of the High Court of Kenya. 3. Judge A. Shane Kgoele, Judge, North West High Court, South Africa; President, SAC-IAW.) 4. Judge María C. Caputi, Federal Court of Administrative Litigation, Buenos Aires, Argentina. 5. Tanya E. Karwaki, Erstwhile Director, Barer Institute for Law and Global Human Services, USA. 5