Christine Muthoga

Christine Muthoga

Christine Muthoga is a corporate litigator renowned for structuring legal rebuttals that routinely force summary dismissal of vexatious claims, protecting businesses from protracted legal battles and financial exposure. This focus on decisive summary outcomes for corporate clients is balanced by a deep-seated passion for human rights litigation and she prosecutes class action suits for a number of NGOs. Christine leads her law firm, Muthoga and Omari Advocates, in handling real estate and finance briefs, and is listed among the Top 100 Real Estate and Finance Lawyers in Kenya by The Africa Lawyer 2025.

She is an alumna of the University of Reading, United Kingdom and an active member of several national and international bar associations.

Specialty

Christine is a specialist in corporate and human rights litigation, providing expert legal solutions for complex disputes. She brings an entrepreneurial approach and a proven track record to her practice, successfully advocating for diverse client interests.

She is also Local General Counsel for several multinational and State corporations from China and South America, guiding their entry into Kenya and compliance with regulatory and statutory requirements.

Current Roles

• Managing Partner at Muthoga and Omari Advocates heading the Commercial and Litigation Division. In this capacity, she oversees high-stakes commercial litigation, regulatory compliance, private equity arrangements and general advisory services for national and multinational clients.
• Legal Counsel for Independent Medico-Legal Unit (IMLU) and the Kenya Human Rights Commission.
• General Counsel, Melchizedek Hospital and Bridgepoint Healthcare Hospital.
• Local General Counsel for two State Owned Chinese Corporations.

Case Highlights

• Successfully defended a high-stakes challenge against the construction of a USD 246.56 Million government dam project, in Kiambu County.
• Successfully defended and secured the release of 187 civilian protestors arrested during the Kenya 2024 Finance Bill protests, in an extraordinary court session that lasted to 11:30 PM. Leading a team of 12 lawyers,
• Christine not only secured the liberty of the protestors, but this decision reinforced the principle that the legal fraternity and the Court would compel the executive to uphold the constitutional right to peaceful assembly and the promotion of the rule of law.
• Through a successful petition to the High Court of Kenya, Christine secured a landmark ruling that guaranteed Kenyans in the Diaspora the right to vote in the 2022 presidential elections.
• Successfully litigated a class-action suit on behalf of flower farm workers in Kenya, resulting in a Multi-Million Kenyan Shilling settlement for compensation and back-pay.

Professional Memberships

• Law Society of Kenya
• International Bar Association
• Law Society of East Africa
• Pan African Lawyers Union
• Commissioner for Oaths
• Notary Public