Supreme Court judge Mohammed Ibrahim laid to rest at Kariokor Muslim Cemetery
By Nancy Marende, December 18, 2025Kenya’s Supreme Court judge, Mohammed Kadhar Ibrahim, has been laid to rest at the Kariokor Muslim Cemetery in Nairobi, following his death.
Family members, members of the judiciary, government officials, legal practitioners, and members of the Muslim community gathered to pay their last respects to the respected jurist on Thursday, December 18, 2025.
In a statement on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, Chief Justice Martha Koome said the Judiciary had received the news of Justice Ibrahim’s death “with profound sorrow,” describing him as a steadfast guardian of judicial independence and accountability.
“Justice Ibrahim was a steady and thoughtful voice in matters relating to judicial governance, appointments and discipline, and the overall strengthening of the Judiciary as an institution,”Koome stated
“He firmly believed that judicial independence and accountability are complementary, not competing values, and consistently championed transparency, integrity and fidelity to constitutional norms.”
The Judiciary said Justice Ibrahim would be remembered as a jurist of exceptional humility and integrity, and as a defender of constitutionalism, electoral justice and human dignity.
During his tenure, he served as Chairperson of the Judiciary Committee on Elections and earlier chaired the ad hoc Judiciary Working Committee on Election Preparations.
“He was a collegial judge, a quiet mentor, and a firm believer in principles over prominence,” Koome noted, adding that his life and service exemplified fidelity to his oath of office, service to country and compassion for the voiceless.
Justice Ibrahim joined the Judiciary in 2003 as a High Court judge and was elevated in 2011 to the Supreme Court as a member of the inaugural bench tasked with giving meaning and effect to Kenya’s transformative 2010 Constitution.
The Judiciary said it stood in solidarity with Justice Ibrahim’s family, friends and the entire judicial community during the period of mourning, and called for sensitivity and compassion as the country comes to terms with the loss.
“May the soul of Hon. Justice Mohammed Kadhar Ibrahim rest in eternal peace,” the statement concluded.
Reacting to the death, Law Society of Kenya (LSK) President Faith Odhiambo described Justice Ibrahim as a jurist of “unparalleled grace and distinguished intellect.”
“His rare calmness spoke of a man who fully understood judicial authority as an opportunity to serve, and justice as a tool for maintaining social order,” she said.
Odhiambo said his death was “a big loss to the Supreme Court, the Judiciary, and to the administration of justice in Kenya,” adding that he would be dearly missed by all who encountered him on and off the Bench.