Prof. Githu Muigai, SC, C. Arb is a proficient and highly regarded Arbitrator. He holds an LLB and a PhD from the University of Nairobi, an LLM from the Colombia University Law School and a Diploma in law from the Kenya School of Law.
He is a Chartered Arbitrator of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), United Kingdom and Kenyan chapters. He is a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) and a redesignate to the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) panel of Arbitrators and of Conciliators.
He is the Vice President of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) African User’s Council, member of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Africa Arbitration Association (AAA), Kigali International Arbitration Centre (KIAC) and Nairobi Centre for International Arbitration (NCIA).
He has over 35 years’ experience in handling arbitral proceedings domestically, regionally and internationally under various arbitration rules including the PCA Rules, ICSID Rules, ICC Rules, UNCITRAL Rules, LCIA Rules, CIArb Rules and NCIA Rules.
He is occasionally appointed as either the President of the arbitral tribunal or as sole arbitrator in arbitral proceedings and continues to be retained as counsel for either disputing party in international arbitral proceedings.