Ms. Kanini Nthiga is the alternate to the Hon. Attorney General. She holds LLB (University of Nairobi), Post-graduate Diploma in Law (KSL). She is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya and a Principal State Counsel in the Office of the Attorney General and Department of Justice with over Twelve (12) years’ experience in public litigation.
She has represented the government in various matters before domestic and regional courts including the East African Court of Justice (EACJ). She was part of the team that represented the Government of Kenya in the annulment proceedings by Cortec Mining Kenya Limited before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). Currently, she is handling commercial and contractual disputes against the government before arbitral tribunals as well as domestic and regional courts and is involved in various negotiations involving disputes against the government.
Before joining NCIA, she served as the alternate to the Hon. Attorney General in the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) for a period of three (3) years.