High Court judge David Majanja is dead
High Court judge David Majanja is dead following a treatment at Nairobi Hospital on Wednesday
High Court judge David Majanja is dead following a treatment at Nairobi Hospital on Wednesday.
Chief Justice Martha Koome has announced the death of High Court Judge David Majanja.
Majanja is said to passed on at a Nairobi hospital while receiving treatment after surgery on Wednesday evening.
The surgery is said to have been successful but things turned worse later resulting in his death.
CJ Koome termed Justice Majanja as a ”towering figure in the development of our transformative post-2010 jurisprudence and a crucial pillar” of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) as well as the Judiciary, at large.
“On behalf of the Judiciary and the Judicial Service Commission, it is with profound sadness that I announce the sudden passing of Justice David Amilcar Shikomera Majanja, Judge of the High Court of Kenya and Commissioner of the Judicial Service Commission. We are all heartbroken,” stated CJ Koome.
“Our heartfelt condolences go out to his family, friends, colleagues, and the entire Judiciary and JSC fraternity during this time of deep sorrow and sadness.”
She added: “We stand in solidarity with the family, friends, and the entire Judiciary and JSC community during this very difficult period of mourning. The Judiciary and JSC family calls for sensitivity and compassion as we come to terms with this sudden loss and share in grief with one another and with the people of Kenya.”
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Justice Majanja was appointed High Court Judge in 2011.
He has served at Homa Bay, Migori, Kisumu, and Kisii High Courts.
He has also served at the Commercial and Tax Divisions and Milimani High Court Civil Division.
In terms of education, Justice Majanja had a Master of Laws (LLM) degree in International Trade and Investment Law in Africa, from the University of Pretoria (2005).
Justice Majanja pursued his Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree at the University of Nairobi and graduated in 1996.
The High Court Judge had a Post Graduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya Kenya School of Law.
He was admitted to the Bar in 1998.
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