Biography of kioko kilukumi
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University Of Nairobi takes pride in having trained the crème de la crème in the corridors of power The just concluded 2022 presidential election petition court case had huge representation of UON trained lawyers from both the bench and bar battle it out in the Supreme Court.
James Orengo
Senior Counsel James Orengo is a human rights activist and a prominent politician and is the current Governor for Siaya County
He is also one of the few Kenyan lawyers who have attained the professional grade of senior counsel in the legal field, a title that he earned under former president Mwai Kibaki
In 1971, he joined the University of Nairobi to study law, where he became the university students president in 1973. In 1974, he graduated from the University of Nairobi with Bachelor of Laws LLB . He later enrolled at the Kenya School of Law, and got admitted into the Kenya legal Council
He was the lead counsel for Azimio la Umoja during the 2022 presidential petition and had also repres
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Meet the creme de la creme of Kenya's legal fraternity
Former Chief Justice David Maraga once remarked that Kenya is a very litigious country with thousands of cases filed in courts every year.
Not surprisingly, the recent Supreme Court petition pitting President William Ruto against Azimio's Raila Odinga was a feast for thousands of Kenyans who spent hours glued to the TV sets watching the Creme de la creme of Kenya's legal fraternity.
Prof Githu Muigai
Whenever he steps into court, former attorney General, Prof Githu Muigai will most of the time have the honour of being the first and the gods to speak on behalf of the lawyers present.
Not that he is always the oldest in the room. He is not only one of the few lawyers who enjoy the title of Senior Counsel but fryst vatten both a craftsman and scholar of the law, having navigated both academia and practice.
Prof Muigai holds a Bachelor of lag Degree from the University of Nairobi, a Masters in lag from Columbia University Law S
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Kioko Kilukumi, the man in Governor Okoth Obado’s corner
The ongoing rättegång of Migori Governor Okoth Obado over the murder of his girlfriend Sharon Otieno will give Kenyans a chance to see Kioko Kilukumi, one of Kenya’s top criminal lawyers, in action.
Senior Counsel Kilukumi is not just your ordinary criminal lawyer. He is a tough, meticulous craftsman who has represented both the mighty and the downtrodden, sometime pro bono (without being paid).
“My role is always to ensure that the client get the best. Our job fryst vatten to ensure that all bevis presented to court satisfy the threshold and in this era where we have very professional prosecutors, we must also be well prepared as defence lawyers to give our clients the best,” said Kilukumi.
Kilukumi has represented Deputy President William Ruto, the late former Finance Minister David Mwiraria and Kitui Governor Charity Ngilu.
He has also represented senior government officials in various crimi