High Court Judge David Majanja dies in hospital
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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.
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.”
Majanja
was appointed judge of the High Court in 2011, and has served in Homa Bay,
Migori, Kisumu and Kisii.
He
has also served at the Commercial and Tax Divisions and was, at the time
of his death, stationed at the Milimani High Court Civil Division.
The
judge was on May 25, 2024 re-elected as a member of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) representing
the Kenya Magistrates and Judges Association (KMJA).
He
emerged top in the race after garnering 81 votes, beating out fellow judges
James Olola (47 votes) and Joram Abuodha (9 votes).
Majanja
was first elected to the JSC on May 14, 2019 for a five-year term.
Prior
to his re-election, Justice Majanja served as the Chairperson of the Human
Resource Management Committee, and is also a member of the Audit, Governance
and Risk Management Committee and Learning and Development Committee.
He
holds a Master of Laws (LLM) degree from the University of Pretoria and a
Bachelor of Laws from the University of Nairobi.
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