Principal Associate
Advocate of the High Court of Kenya | 2019
Ms. Kungu is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with over eight years of post-admission experience in both the public and private sectors. She is a Certified Secretary (CS), Certified Legal Auditor, and Arbitrator, with extensive expertise in litigation, banking and financial services law, insolvency, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, legislative drafting, and public policy.
She has built a strong reputation for delivering high-quality legal research, drafting persuasive pleadings and legal opinions, and successfully representing clients before both subordinate and superior courts. She has managed matters from initial client instructions through litigation strategy, court representation, stakeholder engagement, and final resolution.
An experienced governance and compliance professional, Ms. Kungu has led legal, regulatory, and data protection audits for leading Corporate Clients, State Corporations, and government entities. Her work includes AI policy research, data protection compliance assessments, and enforcement matters before the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner, reflecting her growing expertise in emerging technology regulation and digital governance.
Ms. Kungu has also worked extensively in banking resolution and debt recovery, reviewing credit and legacy files of banks under liquidation to support debt recovery, negotiations, and the orderly winding up of financial institutions for the benefit of depositors.
In addition, she has cultivated strong partnerships with key public institutions and stakeholders, including the Kenya Judiciary Academy, the Central Bank of Kenya, financial institutions, and other financial sector regulators.
She has contributed to significant legislative reforms in the financial sector. She has organized and facilitated specialized judicial training programmes for Judges of the High
Court, the Court of Appeal, and other judicial officers on deposit insurance, bank resolution, insolvency law, and financial sector regulation.
Ms. Kungu combines exceptional legal expertise with strategic policy insight and a collaborative approach to solving complex legal and regulatory challenges. She is committed to advancing sound governance, strengthening legal and regulatory frameworks, and delivering practical, impactful solutions for both public and private sector clients.
She previously served as a Senior Officer, Legal at the Kenya Deposit Insurance Corporation (KDIC), where she played a pivotal role in safeguarding the Corporation and institutions under liquidation through strategic litigation and legal advisory services.
She also worked at Munyao Muthama and Kashindi Advocates, where she led commercial matters, tax disputes, legislative drafting, regulatory impact assessments, data protection consultancies, legal compliance reviews, governance audits, and other key assignments.