Mr. Clifford Msiska is a human rights lawyer (LLM) based in Lilongwe, Malawi.  He is the founder of Paralegal Advisory Services in Malawi-May 2000.  He uses his legal expertise to help the poor and vulnerable people to access justice in Malawi, Africa and beyond through training and mentoring paralegals working at the frontline of criminal justice systems and those working in communities as Village Mediators.

He worked as a legal officer for a local human rights organization in Malawi for over five years before joining Penal Reform International (PRI) from 2000 to 2006 as a Regional Coordinator responsible for paralegal services in Eastern and Southern Africa.  While working for the Penal Reform International, Clifford developed paralegal training courses and conducted paralegal trainings in Malawi and other countries.  He also helped countries to introduce paralegal services in their countries.

Clifford is the National Director of Paralegal Advisory Service Institute (PASI)-a local human rights non-governmental organization-which employs paralegals who work in police stations, prisons, courts, and communities in order to help the poorest of the poor access justice.

As a legal expert, he develops paralegal training courses, and trains paralegals and village mediators working for the Paralegal Advisory Service Institute and any other governmental and non-governmental institutions in Malawi and abroad.

Clifford Msiska is the current chairperson of the African Centre of Excellence for Access to Justice and the founding member in charge of publicity and international relations.

Dr. Wambua Kituku is an advocate of the High Court and holds a PhD in environmental law from the University of Nairobi. Dr. Kituku joined Kituo Cha Sheria from private practice in law and consultancy, having served as CEO of the Council for Legal Education, where he was responsible for regulating legal education providers and overseeing administration of the bar exam in Kenya. Prior to that, he was the program manager for UNDP Kenya’s civil society strengthening project (Amkeni Wakenya) and elections support project.

Dr. Kituku has previously worked for Norwegian Church Aid, Constitution and Reform Education Consortium, and Release Political Prisoners Pressure Group. He has extensive consulting experience with UN bodies, NGOs, public and private sector bodies spanning over 20 years in areas such as human rights, environmental and climate law and policy, democratic governance, and organizational development. He also has more than 10 years of experience in legal education and training, having taught environmental law courses at the Faculty of Law, University of Nairobi and Kenyatta University School of Law.

Simeon Koroma is the founding director of Timap for Justice – a pioneering organisation in Sierra Leone that provides primary justice services through community-based paralegals. Simeon has been a leading advocate of meaningful community engagement in access to justice in Sierra Leone for more than two decades. He spearheaded the campaign for the formal recognition of paralegals and the establishment of a Legal Aid Board in Sierra Leone. He is the recipient of several awards, including the prestigious Stanford University Social Entrepreneur in Residence Fellowship in recognition of his contribution to social justice.

As a lawyer, Simeon speaks widely on governance, accountability, and human rights, and he continues to play a key role in civil society’s dialogue on the provision of primary justice services in Sierra Leone and on the continent. He holds a PhD from the University of Edinburgh, with research interests in law and disputing processes, decolonisation, state-building, post-conflict reforms, human rights, and access to justice.

He is a founding member of the African Centre of Excellence on Access to Justice. Simeon is the founding member in charge of capacity building.