Born in 1969, Meru County Mute is an accomplished lawyer,
poet and human rights activist who currently serves as a Commissioner of the
Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR). Being visual impaired has never
shaken the lawyer whose area of expertise include governance, constitutionalism,
media and disability.
He attended Thika High School for the Blind for his
secondary education. Mute holds a degree in law from the University of Nairobi
and a Master of Law from Warwick University. He has served as the Deputy Executive
Director of the Centre for Law and Research International (CLARION). He was
also among the delegates at the 2004 Draft Constitution of Kenya (“The Bomas
Draft”).
He has published widely in constitutional matters; some of
his works include ‘The People’s Voice: What Kenyans Say (with Jackson M. Mwalulu)’
‘Building an Open Society: The Politics of Transition in Kenya (with Wanza,
Kichuma)’ and ‘Destroy corruption before it destroys you and your country (with
S. Kichamu Akivaga).’
As a poet he has written many poems which include ‘Must
Mugwe Die?’, ‘Angel on Tom Mboya Street’, ‘How to Negotiate a Disability
Convention in New York’ and the ‘Under the Rubble Lies My Love.’
“We may struggle to decipher Shakespeare’s sonnets
When we know that Wangu Wa Makeri’s womenfolk
Await in the wings to keep our boys on their guard..”
From ‘Must Mugwe Die?’
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