1962-2013

Kenneth Brookman-Amissah was born on the 6th of December 1962 in Koforidua.  He was enrolled at the Queen Elizabeth Day Nursery aged 4 and in September of 1968 began his primary school education at Achimota Primary School.  Kenneth excelled in academics, and he sat an exam at the Ghana Commercial Bank which led to scholarship awards for wards of staff.  He attained the highest results and gained a scholarship to attend Achimota School where he was from Form One to Form Five. Sixth form was at Aquinas Secondary School.

In his A Levels he was second best in History for the whole West Africa and the best A Level student for that year in Aquinas.  He gained admission into all three universities but decided to accept a place at the University of Ghana, Legon.  He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Law and History.

After graduating from Legon he did his National Service at the then Internal revenue Service for a year after which he enrolled at the Ghana School of Law in 1986.  In 1987, he graduated from the Ghana School of Law and was called to the Bar that same year.  After working for Akuffo-Addo Prempeh and Co, he set up his own law practice, Brookman -Amissah and Associates.  He became an accomplished lawyer and described as a very calm, composed, articulate and courageous.   He poured his time, talent and resources into everything he did.  Success was a full time focus for Kenneth and he was concerned not only with material success but with inner success.  Who he was as a person, where he was going and what he was creating in the world was important to Kenneth. He was an example of a life well lived.