Peter Munyi
Chief Legal Officer of ICIPE – African Insect Science for Food and Health, Nairobi, Kenya
Peter Munyi is the Chief Legal Officer of ICIPE, an intergovernmental scientific organization based in Nairobi, Kenya. Peter is also an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, and holds a Master of Laws from Stockholm University, as well as a law degree from Moi University, Kenya. Peter frequently provides advice to UN agencies, intergovernmental organizations and governments on laws and policies relating to agriculture, forestry, genetic resources, environment and intellectual property, and has published widely in these areas. Peter is currently a member of the Intellectual Property and Health Advisory Group (IPHAG) to the Kenya Ministry of Health. In 2003, he was Legal Advisor to the Government of Kenya delegation to the 5th WTO Ministerial Conference and served as Member of Government of Kenya WTO National sub-committees on agriculture, trade and environment and intellectual property.