James Nyiha

Lawyer, philosopher, passionate about the family

[Mingmingzhu @mingzhu1994]

Q: What's your favourite music?

JPII: I like classical music very much, but I also like contemporary music...ummmm...rock. 😆

[Archdiocese of Nairobi- ADN @NairobiArchdioc]

𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐢 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚?

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

The World Cup begins tomorrow, and many will watch the matches. Soccer reminds us of something we must not forget: life is not a race to show off on our own, but a path we learn to walk together. Anyone who does not know how to pass the ball, even if they have talent, has not yet understood the game. Anyone who does not know how to live with and for others has not yet understood life. #ApostolicJourney

[Cecil Yongo @CecilYongo]

My new article on U.S. negligence law and the foreseeability of AI agent harms is officially lead paper of Vol. 19 Issue 1 of the Journal of Tort Law. Also now completely available open access (no sign up/ institutional access required): https://t.co/mCz4XuDheU

[Charles Kanjama SC @ckanjama]

An advocate should not need rescuing to be protected.
Protection must be built into the system.

Over the past few years, many advocates have witnessed LSK leaders show up - at police stations, in court corridors and during moments of protest and civic tension. That visibility mattered. It saved people.

But here is the hard truth:
If advocates are still being arrested, harassed, intimidated and dragged into police stations in 2026, then presence alone is not enough.

Emergency response cannot be the system.

What the Bar needs now is leadership that converts courage into binding protection.

That is the gap I know how to close.

When I served as LSK Nairobi Branch Chair, we did not only mobilise lawyers - we built structures:
- Rapid response communication platforms
- Formal lawyer–police engagement frameworks
- Institutional dialogue with enforcement leadership
- The first draft MOU clarifying how police must treat advocates as officers of the court

Those frameworks worked because they changed behaviour, not just headlines.

My manifesto takes this further - nationally and permanently:
•A binding national LSK–Police MOU, enforceable across all counties
•A National Lawyer–Police Relations Committee with clear reporting and escalation powers
•Institutionalised branch-level engagement so protection is not personality-based
•A push for a Judiciary Enforcement Police Department to ensure court orders are respected without advocates being exposed to retaliation

This is not about replacing presence.
It is about ensuring presence becomes the last resort, not the first line of defence.

Young advocates deserve more than midnight WhatsApp mobilisations.
Mid-bar practitioners deserve certainty when handling sensitive briefs.
Senior advocates deserve institutional respect, not fraught negotiations at police counters.

A strong Bar does not rely on who is available to show up.
It relies on systems that protect everyone-everywhere-every day.

#TimeIsRIPE #StrongLSKForAll #BreadAndButterFirst

[James Nyiha @JamesNyiha]

@Arsenal outclassed in every position. It will be a miracle if we draw! Disappointed.

[James Nyiha @JamesNyiha]

@Arsenal playing like amateurs!!!

[James Nyiha @JamesNyiha]

@NelsonHavi Thank you Mr President and my incoming MP. Please also visit the section of Limuru Road between Runda gate and village market. Dangerous at night - no street lighting and the road is not marked. Many accidents occur there daily.

[James Nyiha @JamesNyiha]

@NelsonHavi @KURAroads @MuriraKinoti Thank you Mr. President and incoming Westlands MP. @KURAroads, while you are in the area: the stretch between the Runda Entrance and Village Market is a death trap. It is pitch black with zero road markings. We need this section marked immediately to avoid further accidents.

[Alfayaz 11 @Alfayaz11]

To my brother @MuriraKinoti @KURAroads do you really think this is a job well done as per any standards surely???? This is like insulting us. You closed Peponi road yesterday to do this??? We really need to have a conversation about such mediocrity and nonsense.

It is what it is.

[James Nyiha @JamesNyiha]

@ntsa_kenya @IG_NPS this is as a result of corruption at its epic. These trucks can do whatever they want on the road with impunity. We all know why. In the end, at the end of time, all concerned will answer for this, harshly.

[Kigonyi Wa Nduthi 🏍 @rex_maina]

It’s my birthday today.
But my heart is on the road.

The just-ended festive season left many chairs empty. Too many phones rang with news that broke families forever.Too many journeys ended before home.

This footage i recorded on 9th December 2025, riding from Nairobi to Mombasa.
What you’re seeing isn’t rare — it’s everyday recklessness, captured in real time.
When we say share the road, we’re begging for life.

For a father to make it home.
For a mother to wait a little longer.
For someone who belongs to a family to see another sunrise.

Road safety is shared responsibility — riders, drivers, and institutions alike.
@ntsa_kenya @KeNHAKenya this is the reality on our highways.
No hurry is worth a funeral.
No overtake is worth a name added to a statistic.
Slow down.
Look again.
Let everyone live.
Please… arrive alive.
As my birthday gift, I’d appreciate a RT and follow me. 🖤🏍️

[James Nyiha @JamesNyiha]

@KeNHAKenya and @KURAroads It is negligence to have roads without lighting or markings. Is the money allocated for cat's eyes and paint being misappropriated? You must accept that by failing to maintain these standards, you are contributing to the loss of lives on our roads.

[DENNIS ONSARIGO @Donsarigo]

Unfortunately, hundreds of Kenyans will continue dying on Kenya’s roads. We dont have roads, we have death traps, pathways to hell.
No lightning, no marking. If you drive at night, you hardly know where the road starts and where it ends…. Add motorists in their thousands who have never stepped into a driving school but possess a driving license, and you are staring at death… every single second.

[James Nyiha @JamesNyiha]

@EACCKenya open corruption at the road block at Kabati after Thika. Traffic Police openly soliciting for bribes from matatus and lorries. Not a modicum of shame! This country has now gone to the dogs

[Charles Kanjama SC @ckanjama]

Throwback: 5 years ago during my previous campaign for LSK President, I made the case as the Rule of Law champion while LSK Nairobi Chair. From the boardroom to the streets, from courtrooms to police stations to media engagements!

[Charles Kanjama SC @ckanjama]

Subsequently as KCPF Chair, rallied 20 professional bodies to issue the inaugural Katiba Day Proclamation, recognising 27th August as commemoration of Katiba Day. Now also taken up by human rights orgs + government!

[University of Nairobi Faculty of Law @UoNLawFaculty]

#weareUoN!
@UoNLawFaculty has emerged champions of the 34th Christof Heyns All Africa Human Rights Moot Court Competition held at the University of Cape Town @UctLaw This prestigious win crowns @uonbi as Africa’s best in human rights advocacy!
#africanmoot @CHR_HumanRights

[James Nyiha @JamesNyiha]

@KURAroads @KeNHAKenya are you guys for real?? @SakajaJohnson this is your - our county?

@StateHouseKenya

[captain kerom @CaptainOchenge]

This is kenyatta avenue. A road that if you want to get to Statehouse from parliament or senate, you must use it. The road has no proper drainage no road making no street lights. The road itself is incomplete and uneven

[Strathmore University @StrathU]

If you’re not joining Strathmore University, game over!!♟️

It’s definetly a #SUreFuture with us!🤝💥
#GoPlacesWithSU #strathmore

[James Nyiha @JamesNyiha]

@johnallannamu Pole sana @johnallannamu. May she rest in eternal peace. And may Almighty God grant you and your family peace and comfort during this difficult time of sorrow.

[James Nyiha @JamesNyiha]

@KenyaAirways KQ 671 landed at 7.45pm. It’s now 8.12 pm and we are still waiting for the checked in luggage!!!