Dr. Willy Mutunga opened the African courts to direct communication through Twitter.

Nairobi, Kenya

Dr. Willy M. Mutunga has worked his entire career to deepen democratic practices in Africa and to support inclusive and transparent constitution-building.

After his appointment to the Supreme Court in June 2011, he broke ground as the first African chief justice to open the path of two-way communication in the courts on Twitter.

He tweets, replies, offers suggestions and encourages everyone to reflect further on difficult situations when there are multiple points of view.