Rispah Odanga

While studying for the Bachelor of Laws (LLB) at Kenyatta University, Rispah served as the student representative for her cohort and engaged in various educational extra-curricular activities. She participated in the 19th edition of the John H Jackson Moot Court Competition on World Trade Organisation Law and her team finished as runners up in the African Round and top ten in the Global Rounds. Rispah also took part in the Tradelab International Economic Law Clinic, in which her team was tasked with analyzing the role of the advocates in foreign direct investment. She went on to graduate top of class with First-Class Honours in her LLB. She was also selected for an international Student Exchange Programme at Humboldt University Faculty of Law in Berlin and awarded a student grant, which afforded her the opportunity to engage with brilliant minds from all corners of the world. While there, she was privileged to give a seminar presentation titled “An Analysis of Contemporary Issues in Family and Succession Law: A case of Kenya,” and co-authored a research article titled “Examining Gender and Racial Biases in the Tax Regime: A case of Kenya.” Currently, Rispah is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and is currently pursuing the BCL (postgraduate degree in Law) at the University of Oxford. She is fluent in English, Swahili, and German.

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