Dr. Francis Kariuki holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL. B) and a Master of Laws degree (LL.M) from the University of Nairobi, and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree from the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. He is a lecturer at Strathmore University Law School.

Francis is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) London and Kenya. He is also a listed arbitrator and mediator with the Nairobi Centre for International Arbitration (NCIA) in Kenya, and a member of the Strathmore Dispute Resolution Centre (SDRC). He is also accredited as a mediator by the Mediation Accreditation Committee (MAC) under the Kenyan Judiciary.

He research interests are in traditional justice systems, natural resources law and alternative dispute resolution (ADR).