Until her appointment as Deputy Chairperson of the Committee of Experts on Constitutional Review, Atsango Chesoni worked as a consultant on governance, gender, human rights, anti-corruption and democracy issues. She has extensive experience working as a human rights monitor, both at the national and regional levels. Atsango has also worked as a policy and legal reform adviser to several institutions including the Government of Kenya, the African Union (AU) and several bilateral and multilateral institutions. She has written extensively on human rights, constitutionalism, institutional reform, regionalism, women rights, violence against women and gender mainstreaming in Kenya, South Sudan and at the level of the African Union.

Christina Murray is a Professor of Human Rights and Constitutional Law at the University of Cape Town. Between 1994 and 1996 she served on a panel of seven experts advising the

South African Constitutional Assembly in drafting South Africa final  Constitution. Since then her work has focused on constitution making, contitutional design and the implementation of new constitutions. In South Africa most of this work has been with the national treasury (implementing the fiscal elements of the new decentralized system of government) and with the national Parliament and nine provincial legislatures.

Chaloka Beyani is one of the three foreign experts on the Committee of Ex¬perts (CoE) on the Constitutional Review. Chaloka has wide ex¬perience in international human rights law.
He has served as legal advisor and expert for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office of the High Commissioner on Refugees; the World Health Organization; the United Nations Population Fund; United Nations Development Fund for Women; the European Union; the Commonwealth Sec¬retariat and the African Union.

Frederick E Ssempebwa is a former cabinet Minister of the Republic of Uganda and a prominent constitutional lawyer. He is also an illustrious scholar and academic with vast experience in constitutionalism.

Bobby Munga Mkangi is a lawyer with a pas sion for children rights and their protection. Before his current appointment to the Committee of Experts, Mkangi has been a consultant and trainer on rights and protection of children.

Njoki S. Ndungu CBS is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and a former nominated Member of Parliament. She is best known for her successful campaign that resulted in the enactment of the Sexual Offences Bill now the Sexual Offences Act 2006, and for moving amendments to introduce Maternity and Paternity leave.

Abdirashid Abdullahi is a distinguished academic and scholar with impressive credentials in conflict analysis and resolution analysis. He holds a Master of Science degree in Conflict Analysis and Resolution and Masters in African History. He brings to the Committee of Experts on constitution review a wealth of knowledge and expertise on conflict analysis and resolution. Prior to his appointment to the CoE, Abdirashid was the Regional Coordinator of Muslim Aid (UK) in charge of Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda and Tanzania.

Otiende Amollo P.M. is a Practising Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, a Notary Public, a Commissioner for Oaths and a Certified Public Secretary. He holds an LL.B (Hons) degree from the University of Nairobi, and an LL.M (Public Law) degree from the same University.

Amos Wako is the Attorney General of the Republic of Kenya and has served as Chairman of the Law Society of Kenya, Chairman of the Association of Professional Societies in East Africa; Secretary General of the African Bar Association and Deputy Secretary General of the International Bar Association Wako was admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya in 1970 and is Senior Counsel .Wako holds an LLB (Hons) from the University of East Africa – Dar es Salaam and a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of London. He holds a Master of Laws Degree from the University of London. He is a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers of the USA as well as the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators of London.

Dr. Ekuru Aukot is the Director of the Committee of Experts on the Review of the Constitution in Kenya. He was admitted to the bar in 1999 as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya. He is a member of the Council of the Law Society of Kenya and member of the Editorial Board of, ‘African Section’ of The Refugee Law Reader. He taught on consultancy basis the Law on Refugees & IDPs at postgraduate level at the School of Law, University of Nairobi. Ekuru is a regular lecturer on the Law, Policy & Practice on Refugees and IDPs Protection in Kenya at the East Africa School on Refugees & Humanitarian Affairs (EASRHA). He writes and publishes on Law, Governance and Human Rights. He taught Constitutional Law and Administration at the University of Warwick. Ekuru completed his PhD in International Refugee Law from the University of