Robert Kisanga

Robert Kisanga (20 June 1933[1] – 23 January 2018) was a Tanzanian judge. He served as a judge in the High Court of Tanzania and was a Justice of Appeal at the Court of Appeal of the United Republic of Tanzania. He served as the first Chairman of the Tanzania Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance before retiring in 2008.[2]

He was educated at the University of Birmingham (LLB) in England. He was also a Barrister in Middle Temple in London. He was awarded an honorary doctorate by Birmingham University in 2010.[3]

Kisanga died[4] on 23 January 2018 at Regency Hospital in Dar es Salaam where he was receiving medical treatment.

References
  1. AHG/211 XXXIII Annex VIII_E.pdf
  2. Shivji, Issa; Majamba, Hamudi, eds. (2011). Rule of Law Versus Rulers of Law. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: Mkuki Na Nyota Publishers. p. 37. ISBN 978-9987080557.
  3. "Honourable Justice Robert Kisanga of Tanzania awarded honorary doctorate by the University of Birmingham". Birmingham University. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  4. "Judge Kisanga passes away".


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