Githu Muigai
Githu Muigai | |
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| Attorney General of Kenya | |
| In office 27 August 2011 – 13 February 2018 | |
| Appointed by | Mwai Kibaki Uhuru Kenyatta |
| Preceded by | Amos Wako |
| Succeeded by | Paul Kihara Kariuki |
| Professor, School of Law, University of Nairobi | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 January 1960 |
| Spouse | Margaret Waringa Muigai [2] |
| Children | Three |
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| Alma mater | Columbia University (LL.M) University of Nairobi (PhD)[3] |
| Profession | Law |
Githu Muigai (born 31 January 1960) is a Kenyan lawyer who was the Attorney General of the Republic of Kenya from 2011 until 13 February 2018, when he resigned.[4][5]
Education
[edit]He holds a bachelor's degree in law from the University of Nairobi, a master's degree in international law from Columbia University School of Law,[6][7] and was awarded a doctoral degree in law in November 2002.[8]
Career
[edit]Prior to becoming Attorney General Githu Muigai served in the defunct Constitution of Kenya Review Commission and at the United Nations as Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.[9][10]
2013 Kenya presidential election petition
[edit]When the first round of the presidential election took place on 4 March 2013, Uhuru Kenyatta was declared the president-elect of Kenya by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission. Raila Odinga challenged this in the Supreme Court of Kenya.
He was allowed by the court to be amicus curiae. In his presentation he told the court that the constitution is not clear on what "fresh elections" would entail. He further stated that that if court declare the voters register as having substantial defects as the petition is asking them to, it may mean that the legality of the elections for senators, governors and other elective posts may be questioned since they were elected using the same registers.[11] Although he was meant to be a non-partisan friend of the court, some believed his submissions were biased towards the winning party. The court dismissed Raila Odinga's petition on 30 March 2013.
Life after public office
[edit]He began teaching law at the University of Nairobi 2019 after resigning as the Attorney General.[12][13] He was promoted to full professorship in 2019.[14]
In 2021, President Uhuru Kenyatta appointed him as the non-executive chairman of the Council of Legal Education.[15] A position he was forced to resign from in October 2023 after some utterances a week prior in a National Dialogue Committee forum, criticizing the number of representatives in the Kenyan Legislature, among other raised issues. [16][17]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Kinyanjui, Moses (17 January 2013). "'The boy from Eastlands who has dined with kings and queens,' former AG Githu Muigai tells his life story". Citizen Digital. Archived from the original on 19 May 2026. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- ↑ "Githu Muigai's wife among 11 new judges". Daily Nation. 2 July 2020 [27 June 2014]. Archived from the original on 19 May 2026. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- ↑ "Short Bio: Githu Muigai" (PDF). institut-fuer-menschenrechte.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- ↑ "Capital News". Capitalfm.co.ke. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ↑ "Githu: I'll transform State Law office". Standard Digital. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ↑ "Politics and policy | Parliament to vet three nominees for top public offices". Business Daily. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ↑ "Mohammed Muigai Advocates | The Chambers Global Guide 2011". Mohammedmuigai.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ↑ "Kenya: Moi Presides At His Last Graduation Ceremony". AllAfrica, 2 November 2002.
- ↑ "Graduate Named Attorney General in Kenya". Columbia Law School Magazine. 9 November 1961. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ↑ "Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance". Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
- ↑ Ally Jamah (29 March 2013). "Githu: Law vague on what 'fresh polls' means". Standard Media. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ Dennis Mwangi (5 May 2025). "Of his 6 prestigious titles, why Githu Muigai refuses to be called Dr". Pulse Kenya. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ George Omondi (29 January 2019). "Former AG Githu Muigai to take up lecturer's job". Business Daily. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ "UoN promotes 5 law lecturers to full professorship". Daily Nation. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ "Former AG Githu Muigai, Salat among new appointees to State Agencies". Citizen Digital. 9 October 2021. Archived from the original on 14 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ Ezra Nyakundi (2 October 2026). "Prof Githu Muigai Resigns As Chairperson Of Council of Legal Education Board". nairobileo.co.ke. Archived from the original on 19 May 2026. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- ↑ "Githu Muigai resigns as Council of Legal Education board chair". The Star. 2 October 2023. Archived from the original on 20 May 2026. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
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