Meet the team
Our Team
Christine Muthoga
Senior Partner
Christine Muthoga is an advocate of the High Court and a member of several lawyers associates both locally and internationally. She boasts vast experience of over ten years in law and legal affairs. She is widely schooled, having attended some of the most prestigious schools both locally and abroad.
She worked in several renowned law firms after her admission to the bar before establishing Muthoga & Omari Advocates. Ms. Muthoga has also served as Assistant Counsel in the Office of the Common Legal Representative for Victims (CLR) at the International Criminal Court. This involved assisting the CLR to obtain views and concerns from participating victims and drafting legal filings.
Thanks to her extensive experience in litigation and commercial practice, her expertise ranges from commercial and human rights litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution to handling complex commercial transactions. She has provided advisory and technical services to national and multinational companies on regulatory compliance, employment law, and contracting. She has also worked for both national and international organizations and is well-versed in drafting legislation for national and county governments.
In addition to this, she has undertaken various commercial briefs related to the medical regulatory environment. She has also been part of developing a specialized oncology hospital, incorporating foreign-owned companies in Kenya, energy development and transmission projects, and a range of complex private equity fund runner arrangements and complex financial securitization briefs.
Nick Aboko Omari
Senior Partner
Nick Aboko Omari is a dispute resolution expert. The ethos that guides his work and person is that he is self-driven, ethical, open-minded, staunch believer of networking, and enjoys providing leadership.
He has over eight years of experience in the law and legal matters. He is well-educated, having attended some of the notably distinguished schools in Kenya. He is also a certified trained mediator and is competent to provide dispute resolution services.
He currently heads the litigation department of the Firm, which specializes in commercial, criminal, and human rights litigation. He recently represented the Law Society of Kenya on Pro Bono basis in a constitutional Petition against the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and coordination of National Government. As a result of his advocacy, the government published the revised Public Order (State Curfew) Order No. 2 of 2021, which included advocates, child officers, and persons running shelters for SGBV victims in the list of essential services providers in the country.
Other notable milestones include counselling and providing legal representation of clients of the renowned Federation International De Abogadas (FIDA-Kenya) for various gender-related violations. He is a Pro-Bono Counsel for the High Court of Kenya giving back to the society.Nick Aboko Omari is a dispute resolution expert. The ethos that guides his work and person is that he is self-driven, ethical, open-minded, staunch believer of networking, and enjoys providing leadership.
He has over eight years of experience in the law and legal matters. He is well-educated, having attended some of the notably distinguished schools in Kenya. He is also a certified trained mediator and is competent to provide dispute resolution services.
He currently heads the litigation department of the Firm, which specializes in commercial, criminal, and human rights litigation. He recently represented the Law Society of Kenya on Pro Bono basis in a constitutional Petition against the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and coordination of National Government. As a result of his advocacy, the government published the revised Public Order (State Curfew) Order No. 2 of 2021, which included advocates, child officers, and persons running shelters for SGBV victims in the list of essential services providers in the country.
Other notable milestones include counselling and providing legal representation of clients of the renowned Federation International De Abogadas (FIDA-Kenya) for various gender-related violations. He is a Pro-Bono Counsel for the High Court of Kenya giving back to the society.Emmanuel Ndirangu
Senior Ligitation Associate
Emmanuel is a member of the litigation department with a keen interest in emerging jurisprudence in commercial litigation.
He has been published in the national dailies for his insight on due diligence process in property law to mitigate litigation, and recently participated in a case where the High Court lifted the Corporate Veil against the Directors for a Company for the company's indebtedness, following attempts by the Directors to hide company assets to avoid attachment, and made the directors personally liable for the debts of the Company.
He litigates for several banks and commercial institutions prosecuting debt recovery claims, defending garnishee applications and contingent matters. He has also instituted several labour class action suits for breach of employment contract and unfair working conditions.
Ruth Kerubo
Senior Litigation Associate
Ruth is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya and is a member of the litigation department specializing in commercial litigation and family law.
She takes pride in championing the interest of her clients and enjoys building relationships across the board.
She is a certified mediator from the Mediation Training Institute International East Africa and is keen on promoting alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.SylviaJoy Moige Mong'are
Commercial Law Associate
SylviaJoy is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and is a member of the commercial law department. She holds a Bachelor of Law (LL.B) Degree from the Catholic University of East Africa and a Post-Graduate Diploma from the Kenya School of Law. She is a Certified Mediator from Strathmore Dispute Resolution Centre (SDRC) and has attained her Data Protection Certificate from the Strathmore Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (SCIPIT). She also holds a Certificate from the University of Pretoria in respect of the Advanaed Human Rights Course on Civil Society Law in Africa.
SylviaJoy provides advice on commercial and corporate matters, preparation and reviewing of various contacts ranging from joint ventures and insolvency matters. She has been on a team spearheading work around the insuretech filed providing guidance to a client seeking to revolutionize the brick-and-mortar way of providing insurance solutions to customers.
Sylvia Muhaya
Litigation Associate
Silvia is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya and holds a Bachelor of Law Degree (LL. B) from the University of Nairobi and a Postgraduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law.
She is a Fellow and trainer with Ayn Rand Centre Europe on the Philosophy of Objectivism and holds a certificate in Data Protection from the Strathmore Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (SCIPIT) and a certificate holder in Domestic Arbitration from the Chartered Institute of Arbitration (Kenya).
Silvia has been at the forefront of litigation before the HIV AIDS Tribunal on lawful disclosures of status in respect of Section 22 of the HAPCA. She has successfully litigated on the rights of unsecured creditors against companies in receivership under the Insolvency Act before the High Court. She is currently working on data protection enforcements and compliance under the Data Protection Act.Mercyliz Gikunju
Legal Trainee
Mercyliz hold a Bachelor of Law Degree (LL.B) from Strathmore University and has completed the Advocates Training Programme and is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitration Kenya Chapter.
She has spearheaded a 90-case Debt Recovery Rapid Results Project from February – July 2024 for a financial institution, resulting in successful active collection of debts in over 50 cases, and execution proceedings for the rest. She has a keen interest in Corporate-Commercial Law and has advised clients on the requires for Legal Audit and Securitisation of banking facilities and transactions under the Ardhi Sasa Platform.
Keziah Mwangi
Legal Trainee
Keziah hold a Bachelor of Law Degree (LL.B) from the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology and has completed the Advocates Training Programme.
Keziah has been at the forefront of research, strategy and litigation of defamation cases against members of the 5th Estate securing compensation for our clients. She has notable experience reviewing B2B contracts and conveyancing. She is passionate about the community and enjoys public speaking roles on topical issues and offers her time for legal aid workshops.
Elijah Charo
Legal Trainee
Elijah holds of a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) from Moi University and has completed the Advocates Training Programme.
He is an astute prospective litigator often surprising our counterparts with unique well-researched legal strategies for the courtroom.
Elijah has advised on the Administration of companies in liquidation which complex debt, assets and tax matters, for a number of companies under the Insolvency Act. He has assisted financial institutions comply with the statutory requirements in the exercise of the Chargee’s Statutory Power of Sale. He enjoys research on current affairs, lending his time to expand other people’s legal knowledge and promotion of mediation where appropriate.