Meet Nelson Havi's daughter Christabel Mideva Eboso following in his footsteps
By Peter Ochieng
Former Law Society of Kenya (LSK) President Nelson Havi must be sitting pretty, given the fact that the law profession is flowing in his family tree.
Havi's daughter is among the young lawyers in the country, seeking to take over from the likes of her father, who seems to be taking a different route from the corridors of justice.
The lawyer is in the running for Nairobi's Westlands constituency Member of Parliament (MP) seat on the UDA ticket. If he gets elected on August 09, 2022, it will be a matter of 'trading' the corridors of justice, for parliamentary corridors.
But all will not be lost as his daughter, Christabel Mideva Eboso seems ready to take over the family's legal mantle.
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File image of Ex-LSK President Nelson Havi and his daughter, Christabel Mideva Eboso. |Courtesy| Nelson Havi Twitter|[/caption]
She is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya for three years, and has practised at among other law firms, Nyaanga & Mugisha Advocates.
In her mid 20's, she considers the legal profession an avenue for networking.
"The profession is a hub of networks, with different areas of law enjoying a symbiotic relationship ensuring that none is considered as more superior than the other,” she said as quoted in the September 14, 2021 edition of the Palm Magazine.
She considers herself lucky to have interacted with various women among them Professor Kameri Mbote as those who have helped her in one way or another towards achieving her dreams in the law profession.
“Well, my dreams and ambitions are a cocktail of the effort and doing of an army of women that thought of me and have continued to think of me as deserving over the years. By that I mean, they have shown unadulterated love and commitment to my success and growth,” states.
Education
Mideva attended Alliance Girls High School between 2008 and 2011. She joined the University of Nairobi and graduated in 2016 with a Bachelor of Laws degree.
According to her LinkedIn profile, she rejoined UoN in 2017 and graduated in 2018 with a Master of Laws, Law, Governance, and Democracy.
In 2019, she enrolled at the University of Kent where she is pursuing a Doctorate of Philosophy - PhD, Law, Socio-Legal Studies.
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File image of Ex-LSK President Nelson Havi's daughter, Christabel Mideva Eboso in court. |Courtesy| Nelson Havi Twitter|[/caption]
She was admitted to the bar in November 2018.
"It was another happy today, when I witnessed the admission to the Bar, of one of my daughters and pupil, Christabel Mideva Eboso. Congratulations and welcome aboard, Christy. You are up to the task ahead of you," Havi tweeted then
Career
Mideva's interned at Professor Albert Mumma & Co. advocates between June and December 2016. In January 2017, she worked as a research assistant at the University of Nairobi through to December that year.
She later joined Havi & Co. Associates in January 2018, where she worked till October the same year. In November 2018, she joined Nyaanga & Mugisha Co. Advocates where she served until her departure for the UK in 2019.
Since September 2019, Mideva has also served as a Graduate Researcher And Teaching Assistant at the University of Kent.
The young lawyer notes that Legal practice is a learning career, and on a daily basis she gets to meet and interact with persons' disciplines and as a result is exposed to new knowledge and ideas.
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File image of Ex-LSK President Nelson Havi's daughter, Christabel Mideva Eboso in court. |Courtesy| Nelson Havi Twitter|[/caption]
“The profession is a hub of networks, with different areas of law enjoying a symbiotic relationship ensuring that none is considered as more superior than the other”, Christabel told the Palm Magazine on September 14, 2021.
Milestone
On September 14, 2021, Mideva was featured on the Palm Magazine on its edition of Africa's Top Legal Millennial.
She sits as a Member of the Gender Committee, Law Society of Kenya, and with an inclination towards commercial litigation, Arbitration, and the legal academy with a special take-to for governance and gender and the law.
Mideva's impassioned interest in feminism and the future of women in governance is evidenced in her PhD thesis which touches on the implementation of the two-thirds gender rule in Kenya, whilst offering a comparative solution to a gender-inclusive electoral field.
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File image of Ex-LSK President Nelson Havi and his daughter, Christabel Mideva Eboso. |Courtesy| Nelson Havi Twitter|[/caption]
File image of Ex-LSK President Nelson Havi and his daughter, Christabel Mideva Eboso. |Courtesy| Nelson Havi Twitter|[/caption]
She is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya for three years, and has practised at among other law firms, Nyaanga & Mugisha Advocates.
In her mid 20's, she considers the legal profession an avenue for networking.
"The profession is a hub of networks, with different areas of law enjoying a symbiotic relationship ensuring that none is considered as more superior than the other,” she said as quoted in the September 14, 2021 edition of the Palm Magazine.
She considers herself lucky to have interacted with various women among them Professor Kameri Mbote as those who have helped her in one way or another towards achieving her dreams in the law profession.
“Well, my dreams and ambitions are a cocktail of the effort and doing of an army of women that thought of me and have continued to think of me as deserving over the years. By that I mean, they have shown unadulterated love and commitment to my success and growth,” states.
Education
Mideva attended Alliance Girls High School between 2008 and 2011. She joined the University of Nairobi and graduated in 2016 with a Bachelor of Laws degree.
According to her LinkedIn profile, she rejoined UoN in 2017 and graduated in 2018 with a Master of Laws, Law, Governance, and Democracy.
In 2019, she enrolled at the University of Kent where she is pursuing a Doctorate of Philosophy - PhD, Law, Socio-Legal Studies.
[caption id="attachment_16811" align="alignnone" width="1280"] File image of Ex-LSK President Nelson Havi's daughter, Christabel Mideva Eboso in court. |Courtesy| Nelson Havi Twitter|[/caption]
She was admitted to the bar in November 2018.
"It was another happy today, when I witnessed the admission to the Bar, of one of my daughters and pupil, Christabel Mideva Eboso. Congratulations and welcome aboard, Christy. You are up to the task ahead of you," Havi tweeted then
Career
Mideva's interned at Professor Albert Mumma & Co. advocates between June and December 2016. In January 2017, she worked as a research assistant at the University of Nairobi through to December that year.
She later joined Havi & Co. Associates in January 2018, where she worked till October the same year. In November 2018, she joined Nyaanga & Mugisha Co. Advocates where she served until her departure for the UK in 2019.
Since September 2019, Mideva has also served as a Graduate Researcher And Teaching Assistant at the University of Kent.
The young lawyer notes that Legal practice is a learning career, and on a daily basis she gets to meet and interact with persons' disciplines and as a result is exposed to new knowledge and ideas.
[caption id="attachment_16808" align="alignnone" width="2048"] File image of Ex-LSK President Nelson Havi's daughter, Christabel Mideva Eboso in court. |Courtesy| Nelson Havi Twitter|[/caption]
“The profession is a hub of networks, with different areas of law enjoying a symbiotic relationship ensuring that none is considered as more superior than the other”, Christabel told the Palm Magazine on September 14, 2021.
Milestone
On September 14, 2021, Mideva was featured on the Palm Magazine on its edition of Africa's Top Legal Millennial.
She sits as a Member of the Gender Committee, Law Society of Kenya, and with an inclination towards commercial litigation, Arbitration, and the legal academy with a special take-to for governance and gender and the law.
Mideva's impassioned interest in feminism and the future of women in governance is evidenced in her PhD thesis which touches on the implementation of the two-thirds gender rule in Kenya, whilst offering a comparative solution to a gender-inclusive electoral field.
[caption id="attachment_16809" align="alignnone" width="1280"] File image of Ex-LSK President Nelson Havi and his daughter, Christabel Mideva Eboso. |Courtesy| Nelson Havi Twitter|[/caption] What's Your Reaction?
