Clear International

David Foster

Chair - International Committee, BA, Solicitor

David is a Solicitor, Head of Litigation at Barlow Robbins LLP a 21 partner firm in Surrey, England.  He is also a nationally known mediator.

His practice includes international work and judicial reviews against public bodies.  .  David has also acted for Christians who have fled to this country having suffered persecution in their normal place of residence.

Daniel Leader

Vice Chair, Barrister

Working in London, he specialises
in employment and discrimination law and continues to work on human rights issues in Africa, in particular in the field of business and human rights.

He and Pip Page were CLEAR's first interns from the UK in 1999-2000. He continues to be actively involved with the CLEAR project and regularly visits Kenya to encourage the CLEAR staff and to be re-inspired by their work.

Andrew MacKay

AID, LLB (Hons) Edin, DipLP, NP

Andrew is the Acting International Director until April this year. He will be succeeded by Matthew Price. Andrew is a Scottish qualified solicitor, specialising in commercial litigation, with a heart for legal missions.

Kamotho Waiganjo

Convenor of CLEAR Nairobi, LLB, LLM, Advocate

A partner in Kamotho Maiyo & Mbatia Advocates in Nairobi. He has practised law for 19 years and previously served as Chair of the KCLF. Kamotho also teaches at the Kenya School of Law in Nairobi and serves in various professional, social and Christian institutions including the Council of the Law Society and his Constituency Development Committee, a statutory local developmental body.

Timothy Bryant

Trustee LLB, Dip. Kenya Law, Advocate

A partner in a large commercial firm in Mombasa, Tim has, through his pro bono work with CLEAR, been involved in most of their Constitutional challenges based on human rights. He has been one of the major driving forces since CLEAR’s inception in 1999.

Victor Kamau

Lead Advocate and co-founder of CLEAR, Kenya

Victor Kamau LLB is an outstanding Advocate. He has overcome his blindness to become one of the most articulate and impassioned advocates for the poor. He currently leads a number of human rights challenges and is a strong advocate of the need for legal aid for the poor.

Vital Nsengiyumva LLB

RLOH President

Vital is the Executive Associate to the Program Director of World Vision Rwanda & their Legal Adviser. He was previously the Vice President of LOH and took over as President in April 2009.

He is married to Rachel and both of them are active members of the Amis du Groupe Biblique Universitaire. Before joining World Vision Rwanda, Vital worked as an Administrator for the Gihogwe Evangelical Training Center and Fundraiser for Readaptation, a Base Communautaire.

Edward Sekabanja

President – LLB, DLP

Edward is married to Rosette with four Children - Chipo (10 years), Tatenda (8 years), Tinasha (7 years), and Chenai (1 year) Edward runs a practice in Kampala and is a well known lawyer representing many corporate clients as well as NGOs such as Habitat for Humanity.  He is on the leadership of the Navigators of Uganda. He has been an advocate for 17 years and is passionate about the advancement of social and economic justice.

Martin Erone

Chairman - LLB, DLP, LLM (Liverpool)

Martin qualified as a lawyer 12 years ago and worked as a Legal Assistant with Emoru & co. Advocates before joining the Office of the Inspector General of Government.  He then worked as a Staff Attorney with International Justice Mission in Kampala before leaving to join Nsubuga & Co Advocates in private practice.  Since late 2008 Martin has been Principal Legal Officer to the Uganda Electricity Transmission Company, the organization responsible for Uganda’s national grid.

Annet Ttendo

UCLF Director - LLB, DLP

Annet finished her Law school studies in 1999 and was enrolled as an Advocate of the High Court. Having worked for a year as a Legal Assistant with Sam Mayanja & co. Advocates, she moved to FIDA Uganda where she spent 4 years as an Advocacy Officer before moving overseas to work with Christian Relief and Development Association (CRDA) in Ethiopia as the Coordinator for the Good Governance Forum. She became the UCLF Staff Advocate and was then promoted to the role of Project Director in November 2006 . Annet is currently on a year’s study leave doing a Masters of Laws at the University of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.

Eunice Nabafu

Acting Project Director - LLB, DLP

Eunice finished her studies at Law School in 2003.  She then worked as Legal Assistant with Ayigihugu & co. Advocates, then moved on to work with Uganda Network on Law Ethics and HIV/AIDs as Legal Officer, before joining UCLF as the Criminal Public Defence Advocate.  After a successful first year in that role (during which the project offered representation to over 250 clients) she was promoted to Criminal Public Defence Coordinator, responsible for managing two additional Advocates.  In addition to her other responsibilities she took on the role of Acting Project Director in September 2009.