Widow Villoo Nowrojee, Zarine Nowrojee and daughter Binaifer Nowrojee during the memorial service of the late Senior Counsel Pheroze Nowrojee at the National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi on July 10, 2025. /LEAH MUKANGAI
A solemn memorial service for the late Senior Counsel Pheroze Nowrojee was held on Thursday, July 10, at the National Museums of Kenya, drawing family, friends, and dignitaries from the legal, political, and business spheres.
Host Fareed Khimani, Adi Dastur and Pheroze Dastur eulogise during the memorial service of the late Senior Counsel Pheroze Nowrojee at the National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi on July 10, 2025. /LEAH MUKANGAI
Mourners, led by widow Villoo Nowrojee, gathered to celebrate the life and legacy of a towering legal mind whose work shaped Kenya’s constitutional and human rights landscape.
Widow Villoo Nowrojee during the memorial service of the late Senior Counsel Pheroze Nowrojee at the National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi on July 10, 2025. /LEAH MUKANGAI
Notable figures present included former Chief Justice David Maraga, Senior Counsel John Khaminwa, Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka, DAP-K party leader Eugene Wamalwa, People's Liberation Party (PLP) leader Martha Karua and Senior Counsel Gitobu Imanyara.
Lamu Governor Issa Timamy and Foreign Affairs PS Korir Sing’Oei were also present at the memorial service.
Lamu Governor Issa Timamy condoles with Widow Villoo Nowrojee during the memorial service of her husband, Senior Counsel Pheroze Nowrojee, at the National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi on July 10, 2025. /LEAH MUKANGAI
Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka, DAP-K leader Eugene Wamalwa and Foreign Affairs PS Korir Sing’Oei interact during the memorial service of the late Senior Counsel Pheroze Nowrojee at the National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi on July 10, 2025. /LEAH MUKANGAI
Senior Counsel John Khaminwa speaking during the memorial service of the late Senior Counsel Pheroze Nowrojee at the National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi on July 10, 2025. /LEAH MUKANGAINowrojee, who passed away in the United States on April 5 at the age of 84, was cremated abroad, with his ashes later returned to Kenya.
He was widely revered for his unwavering defence of the rule of law and civil liberties, and his contributions to literature and legal scholarship, including titles such as Dukawalla and Other Stories, A Kenyan Journey, and Pio Gama Pinto: Patriot for Social Justice.
Former Chief Justice David Maraga during the memorial service of the late Senior Counsel Pheroze Nowrojee at the National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi on July 10, 2025. /LEAH MUKANGAI
The memorial followed a special tribute by the judiciary on Wednesday, where Chief Justice Martha Koome and judges from various courts honoured his enduring impact on the legal profession at a ceremony held at the Supreme Court.
PLP leader Martha Karua among guests during the memorial service of the late Senior Counsel Pheroze Nowrojee at the National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi on July 10, 2025. /LEAH MUKANGAI
Mourners during the memorial service of the late Senior Counsel Pheroze Nowrojee at the National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi on July 10, 2025. /LEAH MUKANGAI
