About Shebah Law Firm
A business-oriented law practice providing strategic, practical, and secure legal solutions in Kigali, Rwanda.
A business-oriented law practice providing strategic, practical, and secure legal solutions in Kigali, Rwanda.
CEO & Managing Partner | Criminal Lawyer | Legal Risk & Compliance Advisor | Certified Mediator | Family Law / Advocate for Women's and Children's Rights
Adv. Nyembo C. Eméline is the CEO and Managing Director of Shebah Law Firm, a business-oriented legal practice based in Kigali, Rwanda. A member of the Rwanda Bar Association since 2011, she brings over 20 years of cumulative legal experience to every matter she handles.
Before joining the Bar, she served for six years as a Prosecutor with Rwanda's National Public Prosecution Authority, working across multiple prosecution offices nationwide. That experience built a strong foundation in criminal law, particularly in corporate criminal liability, economic offences, gender-based violence, child protection, and cross-border crimes. It informs the firm's risk-prevention approach to advising businesses and individuals today.
Before her prosecutorial and Bar career, Adv. Nyembo taught law (Droit et Administration, 2001–2004) and trained judges of Rwanda's Gacaca courts ahead of their launch in 2002. As Prosecutor from 2004 to 2010, she specialized in the prosecution of genocide crimes and gender-based violence offences. She is also a certified mediator, with an active advisory practice spanning mining law, land law, family law, criminal law, and commercial law.
Adv. Nyembo holds a Bachelor of Laws (2002) and a Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (PGDLP) from the Institute of Legal Practice and Development (ILPD), obtained in 2016. She is also a member of the Alliance Internationale des Femmes Avocates, the East Africa Law Society, and HAGURUKA NGO, and is widely recognized for her engagement in promoting and implementing laws on the rights of women and children at national, regional, and international levels. This includes service as Regional Coordinator for the Great Lakes Region within the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA/RIFAV), where she championed implementation of instruments such as the Maputo Protocol. Adv. Nyembo is also a committee member of the Family Law Committee of the East Africa Law Society.
Her specialized certifications include professional training in mediation, negotiation, and mining law.
She has delivered trainings in criminal and international criminal law, prosecution of sexual and gender-based violence offences, evidence collection in cases involving minors, and negotiation, mediation, and conflict management, in partnership with the Rwanda Bar Association and the International Development Law Organisation (IDLO). She also consults in Sports Law and Shipping & Maritime Law, and speaks at conferences on compliance, ethics, emerging technologies, and women's leadership.
Email Adv. NyemboTaught law in the Droit et Administration section.
Led preparatory training for judges ahead of the launch of Rwanda's Gacaca courts.
National Public Prosecution Authority — prosecution of genocide crimes and gender-based violence offences.
Commercial arbitration, mediation, negotiation, and business law.
GBV and child-rights consulting; certified mediator; advisory in land, family, criminal, and commercial law.
Conference speaker and expert on mining compliance, regulation, and investment.
Committee member of the East Africa Law Society Family Law Committee; launched the ISARO Program.
Law is not only a rule — it is a lever for transformation.
Me. Nyembo C. Eméline
Criminal law, family law, commercial law, mining law, land law, arbitration, and mediation.
Active legal support for vulnerable women and girls, promoting the empowerment of young women lawyers through the ISARO Program, and raising awareness of family and children's rights.
Conference speaking, expert consulting, legal capacity-building through specialized panels, and investment advisory support.
To ensure that businesses and individuals operate with strong legal foundations, reduce exposure to risk, and make confident decisions supported by sound legal counsel. We combine expertise across criminal law, legal risk and compliance advisory, corporate law, alternative dispute resolution, and family law, together with active advocacy for women's and children's rights, to deliver legal services that go beyond compliance.
To be the trusted legal partner for growing businesses and underserved communities across Rwanda and East Africa, known for our proactive approach, strategic thinking, and unwavering commitment to protecting our clients' interests and enabling their long-term success.
Eight focused practice areas, end-to-end legal support for businesses, individuals, and vulnerable communities in Rwanda and across East Africa.
Defence and strategic advisory in corporate criminal liability, economic offences, gender-based violence, child protection, and cross-border crimes, drawing on six years of prosecutorial experience.
Proactive guidance to help businesses identify, assess, and mitigate legal risk; design compliance frameworks; and prevent disputes before they arise.
Company formation, contract analysis and drafting, investor support, and strategic counsel for startups, SMEs, financial institutions, and growing companies.
Mediation, arbitration, conciliation, negotiation, and settlement. Efficient, confidential pathways to resolve disputes without the cost and delay of litigation.
Sensitive, solutions-focused representation in matrimonial, custody, succession, and related family matters.
Legal assistance to vulnerable persons and active engagement in promoting and implementing the rights of women and children at national, regional, and international levels.
Advisory on mining compliance, regulation, licensing, and investment, from exploration to operations.
Guidance on land tenure, registration, transactions, and disputes for individuals and businesses.
Advisory aligned to your business goals that prevents disputes before they arise.
Direct access to experienced legal counsel with personalized attention to every matter.
We understand that legal solutions must serve your commercial objectives, not hinder them.
We don't only solve legal problems. We help clients avoid them entirely.
Adv. Nyembo C. Eméline leads the ISARO Program, a permanent framework strengthening access to justice for women and mentoring the next generation of legal practitioners.
