Githu Muigai (born 31 January 1960) is a Kenyan lawyer who was the Attorney General of the Republic of Kenya[2][3] until February 13, 2018, when he resigned.

[6] Prior to becoming Attorney General Githu Muigai served in the defunct Constitution of Kenya Review Commission and at the United Nations as Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.

[7][8] When the first round of the presidential election took place on 4 March 2013, Uhuru Kenyatta was declared the president-elect of Kenya by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission.

In his presentation he told the court that the constitution is not clear on what "fresh elections" would entail.

[9] Although he was meant to be a non-partisan friend of the court, some believed his submissions were biased towards the winning party.