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About Me
- Irene is a partner at Munyao Muthama and Kashindi Advocates with over 15 years’ experience as a practicing advocate. She previously was a partner at Hamilton Harrison & Mathews. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK)
- She has a wealth of experience in commercial and civil litigation as well alternative dispute resolution. She has represented and advised a diverse portfolio of local and international clients in disputes filed before all the courts in our legal system including the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court as well as key statutory tribunals and bodies.
- She is renown as a leading and prolific labour law practitioner in Kenya. She heads MMK Advocates’ vibrant and active employment department which has increasingly been entrusted by clients to handle an array of complex, contentious and high value employment matters.
- She was appointed by the International Labour Organization in November 2023 as a Member of the Committee of Experts on Application of Conventions and Recommendations, by virtue of her well-known expertise. Irene employment law practice encompasses contentious and non- contentious labour law mandates and she handles several highly contentious and involving litigation as well as an array of non-contentious and advisory matters.
- She handles all aspects of employment and labour law including but not limited to summary dismissals, constructive dismissals, redundancies, outsourcing, post-termination restrictions, discrimination, labour related constitutional matters, work injury compensation claims, employee benefits, review and drafting of contracts and policies, occupational and workplace safety and health laws among others.
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- She has significant and distinguished experience in employment and labour relations matters. She is well versed in contentious and non- contentious mandates and she handles several highly contentious and involving litigation.
- She handles all aspects of employment and labour law including but not limited to: summary dismissals, constructive dismissals, redundancies, outsourcing, post-termination restrictions, discrimination, labour related constitutional matters, work injury compensation claims, employee benefits, review and drafting of contracts and policies, occupational and workplace safety and health laws among others.
- She had consistently been top ranked in Band 1 by the reputable, Chambers and Partners global guide from 2017 to date in the employment practice area where she has been described as