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About Me
Rose Mbanya is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, she was admitted to the bar on 12th March 1998. She holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of Nairobi and a Diploma in Law and Practice from Kenya School of Law. She is a certified Professional Mediator and is accredited as a High Court Mediator in Family Law matters. She was awarded the recognition of Runners Up, Best Lawyer of the Year, in the Nairobi Legal awards, May 2019.
She is the founder and managing partner of R. W. Mbanya & Co Advocates, Under her able leadership, the firm was honoured to receive recognition of second runners up, ‘Nairobi Law Firm of the Year, 2017/2018’. She is also the founder of Resolve Mediation and Arbitration Centre, which deals mainly with the mediation of family and labour related conflict.
She is the immediate past convener of the Nairobi High Court Family Court Bar Bench Committee, a committee of the Law Society of Kenya, Nairobi Branch, whose mandate is to achieve the highest quality and best practices in Family law practise. She is also a member of the Gender and Child Law Practise Committee as well as the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee.
Rose is the current Chairperson of the Legal Education Appeals Tribunal. She is engaged in legal training activities and is the current president of the Trial Advocacy Training Institute (TATI), a programme that empowers lawyers with skills to engage in best the practise in courtroom appearances through experiential learning as well as promotes pro bono service.
As a family law guru with over 25 years’ experience, she is dedicated to helping her clients find solutions to family situations and to remain dignified as they go through hurtful and sometimes harrowing and complex family crises.
She encourages her clients to focus on the bigger picture and on the most important issues, for example, the children, and how their lives and future may be adversely affected if the dysfunction in their families is not effectively and appropriately resolved.
As an Estate planning guru and enthusiast she ably assists families and individuals to ensure neatness of their estates in life and even after.
In her practice she believes in going the extra mile to attain the best possible outcomes.
When Rose is not busy being a lawyer, she enjoys; mentoring young people, travelling, painting, and listening to good music.