Willy Mutunga
Willy Mutunga (born June 16, 1947 in the Kitui District ) is a Kenyan lawyer and since 2011 the highest judge ( Chief Justice ) of Kenya and thus President of the Supreme Court of Kenya .
Life
His first law degree was a Bachelor of Law from the University of Nairobi . This was followed by a Master of Laws from Dar Es Salaam University and a doctorate from Osgoode Hall Law School at York University in Toronto . Mutunga has appeared as an activist for democracy in Kenya since the 1970s . He was involved in numerous civil rights organizations and was a member of the university employees' union . Because of his commitment, he came into opposition to the Daniel Arap Mois government , which led to his imprisonment in 1982 and 1983. Since his arrest, he has also campaigned for the rights of political prisoners . From 1993 to 1995 he was chairman of the Law Society of Kenya . After five years of program director for human and women's rights, he became a representative for the Ford Foundation in East Africa in 2009 .
Mutunga was nominated as Chief Justice of Kenya in May 2011 . The objection to his nomination was that he might have too little practice as a judge. There was also a discussion because he had campaigned for homosexual rights . After confirmation by the President and Parliament, Mutunga took his oath of office on August 29, 2011.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ford Foundation press release of June 16, 2011
- ↑ Glena Nyamwaya, JSC nominates Mutunga, Baraza for CJ and deputy , KBC News from May 13, 2011 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ JSC nominates Dr Willy Mutunga and Ms Nancy Baraza , Kenyan lawyer blogspot
- ↑ Peter Anaminyi, Kenya is on the verge of a 'Gene Robinson' moment , The Guardian, June 2, 2011.
- ↑ Jennie Ryan, Kenya swears in first Supreme Court justices , jurist.org, August 29, 2011
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SURNAME | Mutunga, Willy |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Kenyan lawyer and President of the Supreme Court of Kenya |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 16, 1947 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Kitui District |