Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba (born 17 July 1962) is a Kenyan who served as the Director of the
Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission from September 2010 to August 2011. Since 2014, Lumumba has been the Director of The Kenya School of Law. An eloquent lawyer, Lumumba earned his LL.B and LL.M degrees at the University of Nairobi. His LL.M thesis is titled ''National Security And Fundamental Rights.'' Additionally, Lumumba holds a
PhD in Laws of the Sea from the University of Ghent in Belgium. Lumumba is a staunch
Pan-Africanist
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and has delivered several powerful speeches alluding to or about African solutions to African problems.
He is an admirer of
Patrice Lumumba
Patrice Émery Lumumba (; 2 July 1925 – 17 January 1961) was a Congolese politician and independence leader who served as the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then known as the Republic of the Congo) from June u ...
and
Thomas Sankara
Thomas Isidore Noël Sankara (; 21 December 1949 – 15 October 1987) was a Burkinabé military officer, Marxist–Leninist revolutionary, and Pan-Africanist, who served as President of Burkina Faso from his coup in 1983 to his deposition a ...
, the assassinated revolutionary leaders of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burkina Faso, respectively. Lumumba has referred to and quoted them several times in his speeches. Lumumba is also remembered for his emotion-laden and energetic speech in Uganda at the third Anti-Corruption Convention. On August 28, 2015, the PAV Ansah Foundation invited Lumumba to speak at the 2015 PAVA Forum on "Good Governance and tiop, Whither Africa?"
2015 PAVA Forum
At the lecture, Lumumba expressed his serious concern about the energy crises that African leaders have allowed to reach such a devastating stage. Lumumba also talked about the issue of African youth fleeing the continent. Lumumba blamed them on the economic hardships and the "misgovernment" from their leaders. Lumumba encouraged African leaders to rise to the challenge of changing the fortunes of the continen
In 2017, Lumumba gave a moving speech to youths in Kenya on importance of making bold choice at The Fearless conference 2017.
Anti-Corruption Tsar
Lumumba served as the Director of
Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission for less than a year and was dismissed under controversial circumstances. Lumumba attempted "to slay the elusive corruption dragon to no avail", and "will especially be remembered for
iscontributions in fighting corruption in an environment where all odds were against
im.
Personal life
In his spare time, Lumumba is known to practice martial arts and is a third dan black belt in Shotokan Karate. He claims to have practiced martial arts since 1975.
Books
Lumumba has written several books on law and politics:
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Kenya's Quest for a Constitution: The Postponed Promise'
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Call for political hygiene in Kenya'
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An Outline of Criminal Procedure in Kenya'
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Judicial review in Kenya'
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Call for Hygiene in Kenyan Politics'
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The Quotable P.L.O. Lumumba'
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Judicial review of administrative actions in Kenya'
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A handbook on criminal procedure in Kenya'
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Stolen Moments'
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The Constitution of Kenya, 2010: An Introductory Commentary'
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Mhhh Afrika!!!'
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Ang'o marach?'
References
External links
Speech by Prof PLO Lumumba at the 3rd Anti Corruption ConventionSpeech By Kenyan's Prof. Lumumba At The Nigerian Legislature Conference On Anti-CorruptionCapital Talk PLO Lumbumba Part 1Prof Lumumba Speaks at the 2nd ASARECA GeneralAssemblyPLO Lumumba CV
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1962 births
Living people
20th-century Kenyan lawyers
University of Nairobi alumni
Ghent University alumni
Kenya School of Law alumni
21st-century Kenyan lawyers
Fellows of the African Academy of Sciences
Honorary Fellows of the African Academy of Sciences