Amadi attended Tans Nzoia Primary School and Kapsabet Girls for her A Levels.
[1] She moved to the Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Kenya in 2003, helping set up its office in Mombasa, and rose to the position of the Deputy Executive Director and Head of Litigation by the time she left in May 2008.
On leaving NALEAP in 2011, she had a stint as an independent consultant on the rule of law, working with the Law Society of Kenya, Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC), among others, on diverse projects, including access to justice, governance, and alternative dispute resolution.
Notably, she contributed to the establishment of the Credit Ombud office and coordinated the Supporting Access to Justice for Children and Youth in East Africa (SAJCEA), a four year project between the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) and key partners in three countries in East Africa: Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania.
Amadi returned to the Judiciary in January 2014, having been appointed as the Chief Registrar on a five-year contract.