Richard Gowi

Researcher at DRC

• United Arab Emirates
• January 2005 to January 2007

Regulatory Reforms for Business Activity in Kenya.
This was an inter-ministerial committee that was mandated to a holistic
research on the business climate in Kenya under the technical assistance of
Foreign Investment Advisory Services (FIAS) a subsidiary of the
World Bank.
Responsibilities:
As a researcher I conducted interviews and consultations with the various
stakeholders consisting of the regulators and the business community in Kenya so
as to streamline the investment climate in Kenya. I also undertook extensive
research to benchmark Kenya vis a vis other economies so as to make appropriate
recommendations on the way forward based on modern trends and experiences in
other jurisdictions.
The committee’s work involved minimal uses of paper work given the ICT
capacity within the Committee and this further enhanced my capacity and
sufficiency in service delivery.
Achievements:
The committee drafted the Statute Law Miscellaneous amendment Bill No 2 that
transformed the investment climate in Kenya from the control regime to a
regulatory regime. We also as a team drafted the Licensing law Bill which was
latter on enacted by parliament with no single amendment. The bill was

Legal Assistant at Advocates, Notaries Public & Commissioners For Oaths Prudential

• Kenya
• January 2004 to January 2005

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Research Assistant at pupilage) Kenya Law Reform Commission

• January 2003 to January 2004

Kenya Law Reform Commission is a government body mandated with the task of
research so as to reform, transform and modernize the laws f Kenya to be in line with the
modern trends n the world. In this effort, the Commission works closely with the private
sector to achieve its aim.
Responsibilities.
- Library based research on the various laws impacting on Kenya.
Giving an analytical comparison on the same with other
jurisdictions as well as judges interpretations of the same.
- Preparing reports on the various laws impacting on Kenya and
giving a comparison on the same with other jurisdictions.
- Rapportouring at workshops and preparing reports on the same.
- Organizing workshops including travel arrangements, preparing
venues and other logistical arrangements as to ensure maximum
utilization of the resources available.
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- Liaising with other research officers on the various tasks of the
commission.

Field Officer at Kenya Evangelical Rural Urban Development Outreach

• January 2001 to January 2002