Renson Mulele Ingonga is a Kenyan legal practitioner and public servant serving as the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) of Kenya. A career prosecutor and administrator with over two decades of experience in both the private and public legal sectors, Ingonga was appointed to lead the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) in September 2023. Born in Kakamega County, Ingonga pursued a legal education at Moi University, where he earned his Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree in 2003. He subsequently obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law, qualifying him for admission to the Roll of Advocates of the High Court of Kenya in April 2005. Later in his career, he advanced his academic qualifications by obtaining a Master of Laws (LLM) in Law, Governance, and Democracy from the University of Nairobi in 2018. His master's thesis focused on the judicial enforcement of public interest litigation under the Constitution of Kenya (2010), an area of law that has remained a central interest throughout his professional life. Ingonga’s professional trajectory began in the private sector, where he served as a legal assistant and later as an associate at Shitsama & Co. Advocates in Kakamega. In May 2006, he transitioned to the public service, joining the Ministry of Lands as a Registrar of Titles. During his tenure with the Ministry, spanning until 2014, he gained extensive experience in land registration, administrative legal processes, and dispute resolution, serving in coastal regions including Mombasa and Kilifi. This foundational period in administrative law and regulatory enforcement provided the groundwork for his subsequent move into specialized prosecutorial duties. In 2014, Ingonga joined the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) as a Senior Principal Prosecution Counsel. His progression within the ODPP was marked by increasing responsibility and regional leadership. He served as the head of prosecution offices in several counties, including Kajiado, Kiambu, and Mombasa. By 2022, he had been promoted to the rank of Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions, serving as the Regional Coordinator for the North-Eastern region, based in Garissa. His work during this time primarily involved the management of complex criminal litigation, with a particular focus on corruption, economic crimes, and drug trafficking. Following the departure of his predecessor, Noordin Haji, who was appointed as the Director-General of the National Intelligence Service, the position of DPP became vacant. After a competitive recruitment process, President William Ruto nominated Ingonga for the role in August 2023. Following his vetting and approval by the National Assembly, he was formally appointed on September 20, 2023, and sworn into office on September 25, 2023. Under the Kenyan Constitution, he serves a single, non-renewable term of eight years. Since assuming the office of the DPP, Ingonga has focused on aligning the ODPP’s operations with Kenya's Vision 2030 and enhancing the use of technology in the criminal justice system to expedite case management. He is a certified mediator and arbitrator and has sought to emphasize "people-centered" prosecution strategies. In addition to his national duties, he serves as the President of the Africa Prosecutors Association (APA) and the Eastern Africa Association of Prosecutors (EAPP), organizations that facilitate regional cooperation in addressing transnational crimes. Ingonga has been recognized for his public service with state honors, including the Order of the Grand Warrior (OGW) and the Chief of the Order of the Burning Spear (CBS).