THE PARTNERS' PROFILE

HON. GITOBU IMANYARA, MP. CENTRAL IMENTI

Hon.  Gitobu Imanyara aged 55 years, is married, and a father of two (2).  He is the founder, Senior Partner and head of the constitutional department in the firm.  He holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LL.B) from the University of Nairobi.

He is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya of over 30 years standing, within which period, he has undertaken work and achieved in-depth expertise in civil and criminal litigation and a classical and virtually innate knowledge and skills in constitutional and human rights law.  Toward a more socially conscious and people needs driven practice, this outstanding practitioner, has spearheaded and championed the evolution of a legal regime and system geared towards protection of the constitutional  rights of people, recognized by various institutions as evidenced by the following Awards and Honours:  The 2000 scholars of the 20th Century (International Biographic Center, Cambridge England), The Democracy Award (U.S Government's National Endowment for Democracy), The Prize of Freedom Honour (44th World Congress, Lucerne, Switzerland), The Human Rights Awards (International Human Rights Law Group Washington, USA), The Louis M.  Lyons Award (Harvard University Nieman Fellows, Cambridge Masschusettes USA), Golden Pen of Freedom (World Association of Newspapers Editors, Paris France). 

Beyond the borders of the firm, HON. GITOBU IMANYARA serves as an editor in chief of the Nairobi law monthly which is geared towards promoting the rule of law and democracy.

PUBLICATIONS

Hon. Gitobu Imanyara has published various articles on the law Monthly Report touching on various aspects of the law.

MEMBERSHIP OF ORGANISATIONS

1.        Member of Law Society of Kenya.

2.        Member of Parliament

MR. MARANGU IMANYARA

Mr. Marangu Imanyara 30 years is single.  He is an Associate and the head of conveyancing department at the firm.

Mr. Marangu is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya.  He holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the Warwick University in the United Kingdom.

Mr.  Marangu Imanyara has a distinct knowledge in conveyancing.  As a conveyancer he has been engaged in transfer of properties, perfection of securities for various banks and finance institutions.

MEMBERSHIP OF ORGANISATIONS

1. Member of Law Society of Kenya.

2. Member University of Warwick Alumni.

STAFF

Towards staff, the guiding principle of collective responsibility, has ensured continuity and unity of purpose.  Members of staff be they advocates, secretaries, legal assistants or accounting staff, have learnt to adopt to an attitude of getting a task done if you are enabled, without having to plunge into the bureaucracies of delegation, where urgency is required.

The firm of GITOBU IMANYARA & CO. ADVOCATES recruits on the policy of equal opportunity for all; drawing no distinctions of race, colour, sex or creed or health status.