Hon Justice Prof (Dr) Nixon Wanyama Sifuna
Hon Justice Prof (Dr) Nixon Wanyama Sifuna
Judge
2022
Profile
- Appointed Judge of the High Court in 2022
- Served at Milimani, Commercial and Tax Division
Academic and Professional Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Law, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Master of Philosophy Degree in Law, Moi University
- Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree, University of Nairobi
- Postgraduate Diploma in Law, Kenya School of Law
- Admitted to the Bar in 1995
- Certificate, Environmental Impact Assessment & Environmental Audit, Moi University
- Visiting Scholar, Environmental law Institute (ELI), Washington DC, USA.
Training Attended
- Tax Law
- Insolvency Law
- Maritime Crime
Previous Experience
- Part-time Lecturer, Lecturer, Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor, Moi University
- External Examiner in other universities
- Practiced law for many years
- Registered with NEMA as a lead expert
- Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Environmental Audit Practitioner.
Other Responsibilities
- Member, Anti-Corruption Advisory Committee of Kenya’s National Council on the Administration of Justice (NCAJ).
Awards
2022 Winner, the inaugural Africa Development Bank’s (AFDB) Continental Award for Accountability and Integrity
Interests
- Promoting social justice, constitutionalism, sustainable development and the rule of law through judicial decisions, research and scholarly publications.
Connect With Us
The Registrar High Court – Milimani Law Courts Building.
Mon – Fri: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm