Charles Kanjama SC — Curriculum Vitae

Name: Charles Kanjama

Nationality: Kenyan

Languages: English, Kiswahili

Charles Kanjama SC is a distinguished advocate with long experience across litigation, corporate governance, ADR, legal education and public policy. He serves as Managing Partner at Muma & Kanjama Advocates and has held senior leadership roles in the Law Society of Kenya and related institutions. He is an arbitrator (Fellow, CIArb), accredited mediator and certified public secretary.

Areas of practice

• Commercial & civil litigation (banking, insurance, procurement, employment)
• Constitutional & public interest matters
• Alternative Dispute Resolution (arbitration & mediation)
• Corporate governance & company secretarial practice
• Intellectual Property, Taxation and Competition Law

Active involvement with LSK across many roles and committees. Highlights include:

• Chairman — Nairobi Legal Awards Trust (2020–25) / Inaugural Chair of NLA Committee (2018–20).
• Chairman — Joint Liaison Committee of the Business Registration Service (BRS) (2016–23).
• Convenor / Co-Convenor — Court of Appeal Bar Bench Committee (2016–23).
• Chairman — LSK Nairobi Branch (2016–20) — inaugural elected Chair and re-elected for a second term.
• Chairman — LSK Branch Chairs Caucus; Council Member & Treasurer (2012–14).
• Convenor — LSK Committee on Legislation & Law Reform (Member 2006–2010; Convenor until 2014).

In these roles he led practice & welfare initiatives, court liaison, formulation of practice notes, and engagement on law reform during constitutional implementation.

• NTSA — Board Member; Chair Technical Committee; Member Audit Committee (Feb 2013–Nov 2015).
• Kenya Christian Professionals Forum — Chair (2020–23); Vice Chair/Corporate Secretary (2011–20)
• Various board/committee roles involving governance audits, public policy and advocacy.

Engaged in legal education and training at Strathmore Law School and Strathmore Business School. Courses taught include:

• Legal Systems & Methods
• Criminal Law
• Healthcare Law & Policy (post-graduate)
• Healthcare Law (SBS management courses)

• (2003–05) Built a large portfolio of corporate clients including banks, insurance matters, and state corporations.
• (2006) Set up private practice (Muma & Kanjama) — grew to a recognised top firm.
• (2007) Settled a major bank-customer dispute (claimed sum > Kshs.100 million).
• (2008) Resolved a substantial tax claim saving client large exposure.
• (2009–14) Handled constitutional briefs, Supreme Court hearings, election petitions, procurement cases.
• (2019–20) Governance consulting (Railway City Development Project) and legal consultancies for real estate and corporate projects.
• (2021–23) Led firm strategy (MK Version 3.0) — digitisation, client experience, revenue growth; firm reached ~15 advocates.

Books (Selected)

• The Constitutional Law Digest (EALS, ed. C. Kanjama), Lawafrica, 2005.
• The Tax Law Digest (EALS, ed. C. Kanjama), Lawafrica, 2005.
• Charles Kanjama & K. Juma (eds), Family Law Digest: Matrimonial Property (ICJ Kenya, 2002).

Papers & Articles (Selected)

• C. Kanjama, “Freedom of the Media and the Kenyan Media Bill” — in Media and the Common Good, Lawafrica, 2012.
• Various law articles and regular newspaper columns on constitutional and legal issues (The Standard).

Extensive speaker & participant history across LSK events, university conferences, governance forums, and international workshops. Selected items include:

• Strathmore Annual Ethics & Law Conferences (Presenter)
• LSK seminars (2011–23) — topics on tax litigation, law reform, practice matters
• JTI, UNDP/UN Women election dispute resolution & related training (2013–2017)
• International & regional conferences (EALS, Lagos, Arusha)
• Multiple governance & corporate training sessions (ICPSK, ICPAK, SCAC, etc.)

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• LL.M (in progress) — University of Nairobi (Topic: Urban land value tax in Kenya).
• MBA (in progress) — Strathmore Business School (Project: Critical Success Factors for Law Firms in Kenya).
• Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) — from 2022 (member since 2012).
• CPS (Kenya) — Certified Public Secretary (KASNEB, 2004–2005).
• Postgraduate Diploma in Law — Kenya School of Law (Admitted to the Bar June 2003).
• CPA (K) — KASNEB (Completed 1998–2001).
• LL.B — University of Nairobi (Second Class Upper Division; 1997–2001).
• Higher Diploma (IMIS) — Strathmore College / IMIS (1996–1998).

• TripleOKLaw (Ochieng’ Onyango Kibet & Ohaga Advocates) — Legal Assistant / Associate (2001–2005). Extensive litigation experience.
• Lawafrica Publishing Ltd — Editor / Legal Manager (2001–2003; consultancy thereafter). Key editor on East Africa Law Reports.
• Strathmore College — IT trainer & computer programmer (1996–1998; part-time thereafter).

• Intellectual Property & IT Law
• Competition & Taxation Law
• Legal Ethics, Jurisprudence & Legal Education
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Corporate Governance; Banking & Insurance

Reading, writing, journalism, research, editorial work and public speaking. Regular contributor to newspapers and a frequent media commentator on legal and constitutional matters.

• Andrew Muma — Partner, Muma & Kanjama Advocates
• Dr Luis Franceschi — Founding Dean, Strathmore University Law School; currently Assistant Secretary General, The Commonwealth