Sonkita Conteh leads Namati’s work on land rights and environmental justice in Sierra Leone. He is a legal practitioner of the High Court of Sierra Leone and holds a master’s degree in human rights and democratization from the University of Pretoria. As a consultant for two years with the Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions Africa Office in Ghana, he researched and reviewed law and policy on the right to water and sanitation in South Africa and Ghana; drafted amicus curiae briefs, publications, and training manuals; and provided training to civil society organizations. He has almost 20 years’ litigation experience. He was a member of Sierra Leone's General Legal Council, the body that regulates the legal profession in the country. In 2017, he was named as one of the Schwab Foundation's Social Entrepreneurs of the Year. Sonkita is also a Desmond Tutu Leadership fellow.
