Isaac Lenaola is a Kenyan lawyer and judge, who has served as a Justice of the
Supreme Court of Kenya
The Supreme Court of Kenya is the Supreme court, highest court in Kenya. It is established under Article 163 of the constitution of Kenya, Kenyan Constitution. As the highest court in the nation, its decisions are binding and set precedent on all ...
, since 28 October 2016.
Background and education
He was born in present-day
Samburu County
Samburu County is a counties of Kenya, county in the former Rift Valley Province, Kenya. It covers an area of roughly 21,000 km2 (8,000 mi2) in northern Kenya where the Samburu people, Samburu, Turkana people, Turkana and many other tr ...
, on 21 December 1967.
He began his education at St. Mary's Nursery School in
Maralal
Maralal is a small hillside market town in northern Kenya, lying east of the Loroghi Plateau within Samburu County, of which it is the capital. It is the administrative headquarters of Samburu county. The town has an urban population of 16,281 (19 ...
, in 1973. He continued his education at "Maralal D.E.B. Primary School" and "Baragoi Primary School" where he sat for his Primary Leaving Examinations.
From 1981, he studied at
Alliance High School for his O-Level and A-level studies, graduating in 1986, at the top of his class, with the best possible score in A-Level education in Kenya.
In 1987, Isaac Lenaola was admitted to the
University of Nairobi
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, where he studied law, graduating with a
Bachelor of Laws
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, in 1990. He then studied at the
Kenya School of Law
The Kenya School of Law (KSL) is the only bar school in Kenya. After completing an undergraduate degree in law from a recognized university, students attend the Kenya School of Law to prepare for admission to the Kenyan Bar.
History
The Kenya ...
, where he obtained the
Advocates Training Programme. In 1991 he was admitted to the Kenya Bar.
Career
He joined "Rimui & Mubia Advocates", as an Associate Advocate circa 1992. From 1999 until 2003 he served as a Partner and Head of the Litigation Department at the firm of "Maina Wachira & Company Advocates". On 28 October 2003, he was appointed a Justice of the High Court of Kenya.He served in that capacity as a Resident High Court Judge in
Embu,
Meru
Meru may refer to:
Geography Kenya
* Meru, Kenya, a city in Meru County, Kenya
** Meru County, created by the merger of
*** Meru Central District
*** Meru North District
*** Meru South District
* Meru National Park, a Kenyan wildlife park
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,
Machakos
Machakos, also called Masaku is a town in Kenya, southeast of Nairobi. It is the capital of the Machakos County, Kenya. Its population is rapidly growing and was 150,041 as of 2009 and Machakos County had a population of 1,421,932 as of 2019 ...
and
Kakamega
Kakamega is a town in western Kenya lying about 30 km north of the Equator. It is the headquarters of Kakamega County that has a population of 1,867,579 (2019 census).
Kakamega is 52 km north of Kisumu, the tenth largest city in Ken ...
. He served as a Commissioner at the Judicial Service Commission, from October 2010 until 2013. From July 2011 to date, he is the Deputy Principal Judge of the
East African Court of Justice
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Other considerations
In November 2013, Justice Isaac Lenaola was appointed as a Judge of the "Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone". In this capacity, he is involved in commutation of sentences, reviews and retrials from the former "Special Court for Sierra Leone". In the past, he is the chairman of the "Kenya Magistrates and Judges Association" and a member of the "World Council of the International Association of Refugee Law Judges". He is also currently a member of the board of directors at the "Kenya Judicial Training Institute".
See also
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David Maraga
David Kenani Maraga (born, 12 January 1951) is a Kenyan lawyer and jurist. He was the 14th Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court of Kenya from October 2016 until his retirement in January 2021.
Early life and education
Maraga was b ...
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Philomena Mwilu
Philomena Mbete Mwilu (born 15 April 1957) is a Kenyan lawyer and judge, who has served as the assistant Chief Justice of Kenya and Vice President of the Supreme Court of Kenya since 28 October 2016. Following the retirement of Chief Justice Da ...
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Judiciary of Kenya
The Judiciary of Kenya is the system of courts that interprets and applies the law in Kenya. After the promulgation of the constitution of Kenya in 2010, the general public, through parliament, sought to reform the judiciary. Parliament passed the ...
References
External links
Website of the Judiciary of Kenya
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1967 births
Living people
20th-century Kenyan lawyers
21st-century Kenyan judges
University of Nairobi alumni
Kenya School of Law alumni
People from Samburu County
Justices of the East African Court of Justice
Kenyan judges of international courts and tribunals