[2] Kissinger was born in Kiminini within the Trans-Nzoia County in the vast Rift Valley Province of Kenya.
[3] In 2006, he was awarded a Ford Foundation Scholarship[4] to undertake studies at Harvard University due to his engagements as a human rights activist and attorney.
Kissinger is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya with a specialty in international human rights and constitutional law.
He is a current board member of two Kenyan civil society organizations, the Independent Medico Legal Unit[5] and Empower/Wezesha.
[6] Upon the establishment of the Supreme Court of Kenya in 2011, Kakai was appointed the Deputy Chief Registrar of the Judiciary.