Editor's Review

  • Ingonga was born in Kakamega and attended the University of Nairobi for his undergraduate and Master degrees which were both on law.

President William Ruto on 17 August 2023 nominated Renson Mulele Ingonga for the position of Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) that was left vacant after Noordin Haji moved to the National Intelligence Service (NIS). 

Ingonga was nominated for the role that attracted other candidates such as former IEBC commissioner Thomas Letangule, lawyers; Miguna Miguna, Danstan Omari, and Taib Ali among others.

In this article, we shed more light on the man set to oversee the prosecution of cases in the country, outlining details of his education and professional experience.

Early Life and Education

Ingonga was born in Kakamega and attended the University of Nairobi for his undergraduate and Masters degrees which were both in law.

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For his Master's Degree, Ingonga worked on a thesis titled "Judicial enforcement of public interest litigation under the 2010 Constitution of Kenya." 


File image of Kenya's ODPP premises. [Photo:Courtesy]

Professional Experience

Cumulatively, he has 18 years professional experience. He spent 8 of the 18 years in engagements such as serving as a land registrar in Kilifi.

He moved to the Office of the DPP In 2013 where he started out as a prosecutor in Nairobi and slowly grew through the ranks to become an Assistant DPP.

By the time of his nomination, he was the head of the ODPP's North Eastern region office. Following the nomination, his name was forwarded to Parliament for approval.

One of the major tasks that await him, if he is approved is mending and harmonising the relationship between the ODPP and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) that appeared broken during the previous regime.