Githu Muigai (born 31 January 1960) is a

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lawyer who was the

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of the Republic of

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until February 13, 2018, when he resigned. He holds a bachelor's degree in law from the

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, a master's degree in international law from Columbia University School of Law, and was awarded a doctoral degree in law in November 2002. Prior to becoming Attorney General Githu Muigai served in the defunct

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and at the

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as Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.

2013 Kenya presidential election petition

When the first round of the presidential election took place on 4 March 2013,

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was declared the

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by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission.

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challenged this in the Supreme Court of Kenya. He was allowed by the court to be Amicus curiae. In his presentation he told the court that the constitution is not clear on what "fresh elections" would entail. He further stated that that if court declare the voters register as having substantial defects as the petition is asking them to, it may mean that the legality of the elections for senators, governors and other elective posts may be questioned since they were elected using the same registers."Githu: Law vague on what ‘fresh polls’ means"
Standard Media. 29 March 2013. Although he was meant to be a non-partisan friend of the court, some believed his submissions were biased towards the winning party. The court dismissed Raila Odinga's petition on 30 March 2013.

References

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