Dr. (Hons) Praxedes Tororey, MBS holds a Masters degree in Women’s Law from the University of Zimbabwe and is pursuing another Masters in Diplomacy and Foreign Policy at Moi University. She has a Bachelor of Laws (LLB); University of Nairobi, Diploma in International Environmental Law-making and Diplomacy; University of Joensuu, Diploma in Women’s Law and a Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law, Certificates in Management and Strategic Reform of Electoral Processes, Legal Audits, Legislation Drafting, Mediation, Arbitration, Conflict Management and Dispute Resolution, Strategic Leadership Development Programme and Corporate Governance.
Praxedes has over 30 years of public service having worked as a Magistrate in Narok, Nanyuki, Karatina and Machakos Law Courts. She participated in the development of the Judiciary Bench Book for Magistrates in criminal proceedings. She also developed a training manual on application of Human Rights Instruments in Courts by judicial officers. She served as an in-house General Counsel with a State Corporation and Constitutional Commission in Public sector management, constitutional development, administration of justice, human rights, devolution, policy and legislative drafting, elections management, management of forests and corporate governance including development of national anti-corruption frameworks. She was Director, Legal and Public Affairs at Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). Among other achievements, she supported the transition of Kenya’s electoral management body from ECK, IIEC to the IEBC, developed the Referendum Regulations, 2010 and the Referendum Media Guidelines of the same year.
Dr. Tororey also served as the Corporation Secretary and Head of Legal Services at the Kenya Forest Service. Here, she helped develop the Board Code of Conduct, Code of Conduct for disciplined officers, four (4) subsidiary legislations under the Forest Act and a litigation strategy for the Service. She also trained forest officers in prosecutions and oversaw their Gazettement. She is a member of the International Commission of Jurists (Kenya Chapter), Law Society of Kenya, FIDA-Kenya and Kenya Women Judges Association, Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Member, Consolata Friends Association (Flora Chapel Branch), Vice Chairperson, One More Day for Children and a life member of the Red Cross Society of Kenya.
She has undertaken various leadership responsibilities including; Chairperson, Review of Electoral Laws Taskforce and Referendum Technical Committee (IEBC), member to the Taskforce on Review of Legal, Policy and Institutional Framework for fighting Corruption in Kenya, 2015, Secretary, Legal Reforms, Electoral Code of Conduct and Compliance Committee (IEBC), Taskforce Member, National Steering Committee on Devolved Government; Chairperson, Court Users Committee, Registrar of Titles, Ministry of Lands, Past Secretary, Jurist of the Year – International Commission of Jurists (ICJ). Dr. Tororey is a member of the Technical Committee of the Board.
