Dr. Ken Nyaundi

Dr. Ken Consultancies

The Nature Conservancy 2022

Consultancy Scope:

Project for Finance Permanence in Kenya, Government relations and engagement, Trust Fund, and Institutional Capacity Development, on behalf of The Nature Conservancy.

The Nature Conservancy 2022

Human Rights and Risk Assessment on Community Conservancies in Kenya.

Ministry of Environment, Nairobi, Kenya 2022

Climate Change Regulations on the Duties of Public and Private Entities; Monitoring, Reporting, Verification and Enforcement

Ministry of Devolution and ASALs, Kenya 2022

Development of a framework on concurrent functions to regulate how the two levels of government implement joint functions, Nairobi, Kenya.

The Commission on Administration Justice (CAJ)/Hivos East Africa, Nairobi, Kenya 2020

Development of a Monitoring Tool on Proactive Disclosure for Public Entities in Kenya.

Commission on Administrative Justice and IDLO, Kenya 2020

Access to Information and Records Management for State Officials.

Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda 2019

The cases of Jean Uwinkindi and Bernard Munyagishari, in Kigali, Rwanda

American Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois, USA 2019

Drafting of a Report Chapter on the Strategic Litigation Responses to COVID-19 State of Emergency Measures

UNISA, Pretoria, South Africa 2019

Managing Democratic Elections in Africa, a USAID Program for SADC Region

African Human Rights Commission 2017

Access to Information in the context of elections

EAC / COMESA 2017

Roundtables for peaceful elections in East Africa

Kenya Wildlife Service 2017

Formulation of Draft Regulations under the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act

East Africa & Dispute Resolution 2011

Electoral processes in East Africa & Dispute Resolution East Africa Judges & Magistrates Association, Entebbe Uganda

Center for Multiparty Democracy Kenya 2011

Implementation of the New Constitution; emerging issues A CMD workshop for political parties, Lillian Towers, Nairobi

CSIS &NDI symposium, Washington, USA 2011

Moving forward with constitutional reform in Kenya; Referendum Preparations and the Hereafter

The false dichotomy between peace and justice

Tanzania Judiciary 2010

Defense Perspectives in Terrorism Cases. A Human Rights seminar organized by the ISS for the Tanzania Judiciary, Golden Tulip Hotel, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Standard Group, Kenya 2010

Media Regulation, Public Interest and the Law. Standard Group Workshop; Panari Hotel, Nairobi

United Nations Development Programme 2010

Preparing for a Referendum: the nuts and bolts; issues and challenges. A presentation in a UNDP organized conference, Zanzibar, Tanzania.

Elections & Conflict; Actors & Victims Norfolk Hotel, Nairobi

Referendum preparations as a factor in Self Determination, In A South Sudan Christian Churches organized workshop at Juba, South Sudan

Tanganyika Law Society 2010

Elections and Democracy: A Tanganyika Law Society (AGM), Arusha International Conference Centre, Arusha, Tanzania

Kenya Human Rights Institute & Muslims Human 2009

Counter-Terrorism Frameworks: The Role for Regional Co-operation. A Kenya Human Rights Institute &Muslims Human Rights Forum, Pan-African Hotel, Nairobi

International Commission of Jurists, kenya 2010

Juxtaposing Electoral Systems and Electoral Justice. An ICJ member’s forum on the revised Harmonized Draft Constitution, Norfolk Hotel, Nairobi

The Constitution of Kenya, 2010 2009

The role of an Electoral Management Body and the Judiciary in Electoral Disputes; Statutory proposals for an Electoral Court under the Draft Constitution Bill, 2010. PanAfric Hotel, Nairobi

DANIDA & Kenya Institute for Governance 2009

Reforms on the Electoral Systems & Processes in Kenya, DANIDA & Kenya Institute for Governance Workshop, Simba Lodge, Naivasha

Institute of Security Studies 2008

Participant, International Crime in Africa. Institute of Security Studies Programme, PanAfric Hotel, Nairobi

International Commission of Jurists 2008

Facilitator, Kenya’s Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission and Amnesty: Between Nuremburg and Amnesia. An Institute of Security Studies and ICJ-Kenya Annual Jurist Conference in Mombasa, Kenya.

Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) 2008

IGAD Capacity Building Program Against Terrorism (Training of Sudan Anti Terrorism and Money Laundering Security Enforcement Units, Khartoum, Sudan) International Human Rights Law and International Humanitarian Law in the Era of Counter-Terrorism.

International Commission of Jurists(ICJ) 2008

Transitional Justice and Reconciliation in the 2007 Post-Election Crisis in Kenya, An ICJ-Kenya organized Public Forum, The Stanley Hotel, Nairobi.

Democratic Media Legislation. 2007

Article 19, Sudan Round Table meeting on the Promotion of Civil Society involvement towards Democratic Media Legislation. PanAfric Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya.

Intergovernmental Authority on Development 2007

IGAD Capacity Building Program Against Terrorism (Training of Somali Police Force in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) International Human Rights Law and International Humanitarian Law in the Era of Counter-Terrorism.

World Bank Institute 2007

Media, Information and Governance Program. World Bank Institute Workshop on access to Information, Media and Accountability in Kenya. Sopa Resort, Lake Naivasha

Constitutional Court, SA 26th- 27th July 2007

Participant; Critical Jurisprudence of Laurie Ackerman, (retired Constitutional Court Judge, SA), in Law, Dignity and Transformative Constitutionalism. Cape Town, South Africa

The Office of the Attorney General 4th April, 2007

The Establishment of a Regional Arbitration Centre in Nairobi, A consultancy for the Office of the Attorney General

The European Convention on Human Rights 10th – 11th Nov 2006

Participant: The European Convention on Human Rights Seminar (Current Issues), University of Nottingham, Nottingham, England

Kenya National Commission on Human Rights 1st – 4th August 2006

Facilitator; Kenya National Commission on Human Rights National Forum on Human Rights entitled; “Towards a Human Rights State: Opportunities and Challenges.”

International Commission of Jurists 27th –30th June 2006

Facilitated a 3-day International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) – Sweden Sponsored Seminar on Access to Justice and Fair Trial. This seminar held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, drew participants from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Sweden.

National Counter-Terrorism Center 29th – 31st May 2006

Facilitated a stakeholder’s workshop on Terrorism and Human Rights for the National Counter-Terrorism Center, Nairobi.

The International Republican Institute July 2005

Facilitated, together with Hon. Dr. Noah Wekesa, a 3-day workshop for members of Sudan’s Northern Democratic Alliance on Political Party Coalition Building, Cairo Egypt. The International Republican Institute, Sudan Office, sponsored this workshop.

International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) Dec 2005 – Jan 2006

Conducted a freedom of Information Survey and a legal Audit on the existing laws and policies governing access to information in Kenya on behalf of ICJ- (K). This exercise involved an Analysis of Access to Information as a right enshrined in the constitution of Kenya and its adequacy in the light of international standards and best practices. It is also entailed a review of the existing legal framework, an evaluation of task force reports, Government of Kenya and civil society efforts in operationalizing this right.

Media Council of Kenya Aug 2005 – Jan 2006

Drafting of the Media Council of Kenya Bill. The Bill has received enactment by Kenya’s National Assembly and operates as The Media Act. The exercise involved liaising with all key stakeholders in the media industry in Kenya, gathering views on the Bill, studying past industry reports and facilitating 3 (No) technical workshops on the Bill.

The Parliament of Kenya December 2005

Preparation of a Draft Manual for Vetting, Confirming and/or Approving presidential Appointees to public office, prepared for the Legal Affairs Committees of the Kenyan Parliament

The Parliament of Kenya Feb 2005

Facilitated a 3-day workshop for Kenya’s parliamentary Committee on Legal Affairs and Administration of Justice on Transitional Justice; White Sands Hotel, Mombasa

American Bar Association March 2005

Facilitated an American Bar Association sponsored workshop on Anti-Trafficking in Human Beings Legislation in East Africa at a Regional Anti-Trafficking in Human Beings Conference in Kampala, Uganda. I also made a presentation on Re-drafting Kenya’s Criminal Laws in view of present Global trends on Trafficking in Human Beings.

Law Society of Kenya March 2004

Conducted an analysis of Kenya’s Suppression of Terrorism Bill on behalf of the Law Society of Kenya and facilitated 2(No) public Forum discussions on the same, New Stanley Hotel, Nairobi.

National Rainbow Coalition 2004

Conducted a Review of the Executive Performance of the National Rainbow Coalition (NARC) government in the period 2002 – 2003.

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