Kimani Ndung’u is the founder of Ndung’u Attorneys. He holds an LLB from the University of South Africa, and an LLM (International Law) from the University of Cape Town. He initially studied for an LLB at the University of Nairobi in Kenya, until July 1996.
Kimani has worked for many leading civil society organisations in South Africa including the Human Rights Research and Advocacy Project of the National Association of Democratic Lawyers (1999-2000), the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (2001-2002), the Freedom of Expression Institute (2002-2005), the National Labour and Economic Development Institute (research arm of the Congress of South African Trade Unions-COSATU) (2006-2012 & 2013-2015), and the Foundation for Human Rights (2012-2013).
Kimani has also consulted for a wide range of local, regional and international organisations including the South African Human Rights Commission, ABC Ulwazi, the Media Institute of Southern Africa and the Swedish International Development Agency.
Given his wide expertise in the fields of social research, freedom of expression, labour and human rights in general, Kimani has written and published many research reports and articles . Click here: to view his Curriculum Vitae (CV).