Introducing Linda Kasonde, a legal practitioner and civil rights activist based in Lusaka, Zambia. Ms. Kasonde was admitted to the Zambian Bar in 2001. Linda is the current Vice-President for Africa of the Commonwealth Lawyers' Association. In April 2016 she was elected the first ever female President of the Law Association of Zambia, a position that she held until April 2018. Linda obtained an LLB Law Degree from the University of Leicester in England in 2000 and an LLM Law Degree from the University of Cape Town.
Ms. Kasonde is a 2017 recipient of the IE University's Extraordinary People Inspiring the IE Community (EPIC) Award in the 'Women Inspiring Women' category. In December 2016, the prestigious The Africa Report named her as one of the people to watch out for in 2017 in Southern Africa. Also, in December 2016, she was awarded the Zambia Society for Public Administration's Justice Irene Chirwa Mambilima Distinguished Award in recognition of her contribution to the advancement of public service excellence in Zambia. She is now the Executive director of a Zambian NGO called Chapter One Foundation limited and the founder of the law firm LCK Chambers.
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