Joy Brenda Masinde


Chairperson, Kenya Power

Joy Brenda Masinde

Joy joined the Kenya Power board and was appointed as Chairperson on 16 December 2022. She is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya of 22 years standing and is the executive director of the East Africa Centre for Law and Justice, EACLJ, a position she has held for the last 14 years. She is also the proprietor of Masinde Mdivo and Associates.

Previously, Joy was the executive director of the Christian Legal Education Aid and Research (CLEAR Kenya), the Legal Aid branch of the Kenya Christian Lawyers Fellowship. She served in the Kenyan judiciary for six years starting as a district magistrate, rising through the rank of senior resident magistrate before her resignation from public service.

Joy currently serves on several boards, including the Africa International University Council, the Integrated Aid Services (IAS-Kenya) and the Deliverance Church Umoja Council. She is a former council member of the Law Society of Kenya, Nairobi Branch and is a member of East Africa Law Society, the Kenya Christian Professionals Forum and the Kenya Christian Lawyers Fellowship.