Claire Amanya Rukundo Kakeeto

Managing Partner

Education

  • Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA), Jan 2010 – Aug 2011
  • Master’s in International Business Law, 2008 – 2009 University College of London (UCL)
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (Dip. LP), 2006 – 2007 – LDC
  • Bachelor of Laws Degree, 2002 – 2006 University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Memberships

  • Member of International Bar
  • Member of Commonwealth Lawyers
  • Member of East Africa Law
  • Graduate of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators
  • President, Uganda Tanzania Alumni
  • Past President, Rotary club of Acacia Sunset Kampala
  • Board member of Barefoot
  • Board member, Justice on
  • Board member, Sombo
  • Director, Autism care
  • Director, Beautiful minds international

Board Memberships

  • Board Member of the award winning, legal and social enterprise, Barefoot Law
  • Committee Member of the Welfare and Membership Committee of the Uganda Law Society.
  • Board Member Sambo Trust

Awards

  • 2021 – Nominee for best female managing partner of the year, Women in law awards, Uganda Law society
  • Top 40 influential people under 40, by the New Vision, Uganda Leading Daily.
  • 2020 – Received presidential citation from president Rotary international for helping Rotary open opportunities in the lives of people all over the world.
  • 2008 – Best Overall student of the Post Graduate Bar Course for the academic year 2006/2007
  • 2008 – Chief Justice’s award for exceptional performance at the Post Graduate Bar Course
  • Delton Wilde Septe (now Denton) Kampala Associated Advocates Award prize of the Best student at the Bar course.
  • 2009 – John Carr Scholarship for student’s from Africa and the Caribbean, University College London.

Biography

Claire Amanya Rukundo Kakeeto is a corporate and commercial lawyer with over 15 years professional experience backed by a strong academic background.

She emerged the best student in the Uganda in A level exams in 2001. Thereafter, she got a government scholarship to study Law at the University of Dar es Salaam. She returned to pursue her Post Graduate Diploma at the Law Development Centre. She emerged the best student at the bar course at LDC. She holds a Masters in International Business Law from the University College London. She is also a chartered secretary.

Currently she is the managing partner of CR. Amanya Advocates & Solicitors, a leading corporate and commercial law firm representing local and international clients. With a core purpose of cultivating growth and happiness among its clients and staff.

She is a Director in Autism Care Uganda, Barefoot Law, Precious Villas Hotel, Beautiful Minds International School and other organisations.

She is married and blessed with 2 children.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

Acting as a legal advisor to banks such as Centenary Bank, Equity Bank, Bank of Africa regarding compliance, preparation and review of facility documentation, perfection of securities, documentation, structuring of transactions, debt collection and receivership.

Act as legal advisor to many leading multinational and lead companies including Britam Insurance Company, Sanayi Turizm Nakliyet Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirket, Youngjin Construction Inc, Zone Four International, Comfort Homes, African Marine And General Engineering Limited, Kigezi Steel Company, Ac Yafeng Construction Company, Johnass International College

 

EDUCATION BACKGROUND
  • Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA), Jan 2010 – Aug 2011
  • Master’s in International Business Law, 2008 – 2009 University College of London (UCL)
    • John Carr Scholarship for Students from Africa and the Caribbean

Majored in:

    • International Energy Law
    • Corporate Finance
    • Banking Law
    • Company Law
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (Dip. LP), 2006 – 2007 Law Development Centre
    • Best overall student on the Bar Course 2006/2007
    • Chief Justice Award for Exceptional performance
    • Denton Wilde Sapte (UK) Prize for academic excellence
  • Bachelor of Laws Degree, 2002 – 2006 University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
    • Second Class with Honors’ Upper Division (2:1)
    • Best female student in LLB Class
  • A-Levels (UACE), 1999 – 2001, Uganda Martyrs S.S.S Namugongo
    • Best student in the country with 2AAAA
  • O-Levels (GCSE equivalent), 1995 – 1998 Uganda Martyrs S.S Namugongo
LANGUAGES

Fluent in

  • English,
  • Coastal Kiswahili
  • French
  • Runyakitara (Rukiga, Luganda, Rutooro)
  • Portuguese learner
  • Learning Ugandan Sign Language
PUBLICATIONS
  • “An International Legal Analysis of the Oil and Gas Policy of Uganda” (Masters of Law Dissertation 2009)
  • “The Role of The International Criminal Court in Combating War Crimes: A case study of the Intended Trial of The Lord’s Resistance Army Rebels of Northern Uganda” (Bachelor of Law Dissertation 2006)
  • “How to Pass A’ Level” articles to the Education Vision pullout of “The New Vision” Uganda leading Daily Newspaper (September 2005 – June 2006)
  • “Equality of women in Employment: Case of 2006 Labor Laws in ” “Arise Magazine” Issue 36 published by Action For Development (ACFODE)
  • Currently working on the first issue of “Speak” Magazine for Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE)