George Wachira

George Mukundi Wachira is CEO of the Maendeleo Group and Adjunct Professor of Public Law, Faculty of Law, University of Cape Town. He was the founding head of the African Governance Architecture (AGA) Secretariat, Department of Political Affairs, African Union (AU) Commission (2012-16), and has over 15 years experience and expertise in the public sector and multilateral policy development, implementation, negotiation and team leadership, with in-country experiences in Kenya, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Egypt, Uganda, Ethiopia, Senegal, Nigeria and the Gambia. He is also a member of the African Leadership Network, and a member of the Steering Group Knowledge Platform, Security & Rule of Law (KPSRL), Ministry of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Netherlands.

Education

• Master of Laws (LL.M.); Doctor of Laws ( LLD) University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria (2003 — 2008)
• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) University of Nairobi (1998 — 2002)
• CPA Section 1V ( Part 11) Strathmore University (1997 — 1998)

Companies

• Adjunct Professor, Public Law Department, Faculty of Law University of Cape Town (2019)
• Chief Executive Officer | CEO Maendeleo Group (2016)
• *Adjunct Lecturer, Public Law Department, Faculty of Law * University of Cape Town (2018 — 2019)
• Head, African Governance Architecture (AGA) Secretariat African Union (2014 — 2016)
• Coordinator, African Governance Architecture (AGA) and Platform African Union (2013 — 2014)
• Governance and Democracy Assessment Expert African Union Commission, Addis Ababa (2012 — 2013)
• Consultant on Fostering Complementarity in Kenya Open Society Justice Initiative (2011 — 2012)
• Advocacy Director Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (2011 — 2012)
• Africa Regional Coordinator, Transitional Justice Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (2009 — 2011)