Phyllis Chepkemboi is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, Commissioner of Oaths and a Notary Public of over 15 years standing. She is the Managing Partner at C. P & A Advocates, a law firm based in Kisumu City in Kenya. She previously worked as Head of Legal and Compliance in a State Corporation and a leading commercial bank with footprints in East Africa. She holds a Master of Business Administration with a bias for Human Resource Management from Maseno University, Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from Moi University She is a trained certified mediator. As far as law practice is concerned she has specialized in Commercial Law particularly on Cross –Border Trade, Contracts, Procurement, Conveyancing, Employment Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution.
She is a lead trainer of Good Corporate Governance for WASH sector in Kenya.
Phyllis is passionate about using her legal skills and expertise to make a positive impact in the society and deliberately contributes to the strategic direction and oversight of several institutions where she chairs the Board or sits as Board Member. She is a Council Member of Alupe University in Busia-Kenya. At AU she chairs the Audit & Risk Committee as well as the Disciplinary Committee and is a member of the HR & Administration Committee. She is the Chairman of Kisumu Water and Sanitation Company Limited (KIWASCO) where she previously chaired the Human Resources, Legal and Corporate Affairs Committee and was a member of the Risk and Audit Committee. She is a Board member of Green Zone Kenya, a non governmental organization that empowers orphans and widows affected by HIV/AIDs and advocates for their welfare and dignity.
Phyllis Chepkemboi is on the advisory board of WISE-KENYA a non for profit organization that works with women and young people within the Lake Victoria region to build sustainable businesses that contribute to profit, people and planet. She sits on the Board of FIDA-KENYA representing western region of Kenya. FIDA-K is a non-profit , non -partisan membership women’s rights organization that defends women at the national, regional and international levels.
