Dr Muthomi Thiankolu, PhD
Partner – Advocate
Famous Quotes
“Chair, the value of a decision is not what it says or doesn’t say…scholars of law and economics tell us that the true value of a decision is the scheme of incentives for either good behaviour or bad behaviour that the decision establishes.”
Dr Muthomi Thiankolu, 28 Dec 2022
“In short, my Lady and my Lords, my duty is to tell you, even if you were to look at this case with the most magnanimous and generous set of eyes, even if you were to be as benevolent as Father Christmas… this case before you is a story full of sound and fury but which signifies nothing. The case before you is much ado about nothing, and you must tell the Petitioner, “This is not the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kusadikika.” It is the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kenya. It is to be expected that when you move this solemn court, you don’t put us in exercises that leave other civilisations wondering why we have to waste the time of the Supreme Court or, God forbid, even the Small Claims Court, dealing with allegations of the type before you, which cannot be believed even by the most gullible person. Let the works of fiction be left to…Grisham, James Hardley Chase, James Bond… I regret and pity all of us that we came to deal with such a spurious matter.”
Dr Muthomi Thiankolu, 01 Sept 2022
About
Dr Muthomi Thiankolu, PhD.
Dr Muthomi Thiankolu is a Partner at Muthomi & Karanja Advocates and a Senior Lecturer at the University of Nairobi Faculty of Law. His professional interests are dispute resolution, public procurement law, constitutional law, administrative law, pensions law, and international economic law. He is an accomplished legal practitioner, consultant and academic.
Dr Muthomi Thiankolu has appeared at the East African Court of Justice, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kenya, all other superior courts of the Republic of Kenya, the Senate of the Republic of Kenya and many specialised courts and tribunals. He has also provided legal advisory and consultancy services to (among others) the World Bank Group, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the German International Cooperation Organisation (GiZ), the Judicial Service Commission of Kenya, the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (Kenya), the International Development Law Organisation (IDLO), the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) and the Research Foundation of the State University of New York (SUNY).
Dr Muthomi Thiankolu holds a PhD in law from the University of Nairobi. He also has an LLM in International Economic Law (with distinction) from the University of Warwick, a Postgraduate Diploma from the Kenya School of Law and an LLB (Hons.) from the University of Nairobi.
With over seventeen years of experience in academia and legal practice, Dr Muthomi Thiankolu is a distinguished figure in the Kenyan legal profession. Diverse expertise and experience allow him to navigate complex legal matters with ease.
Dr Muthomi Thiankolu can be reached at info@muthomikaranja.com