Tunoi's faces probe commitee over bribery

Tunoi to face probe commitee on monday over bribery claims

By Bentura kwamboka

 A panel investigating a Sh200million bribery claim against Justice Philip Tunoi has got a look of the  the seriousness of the allegations

for the first time the National Intelligence Service handed  report on the contents sworn by Geoffrey Lelmett Kiplagat. In the attested statement,  Kiplagat sensationally claims the judge was given a Sh200 million bribe by Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero, to influence the outcome of a case against the city boss filed by his election challenger, Ferdinand Waititu.

 Both Tunoi and Kidero have pleaded their innocence During the panel’s nearly two-hour closed door meeting at the Supreme Court, the intelligence agency’s report — believed to be the same one presented by Chief Justice Mutunga before the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) on Wednesday—however generated some concerns that saw the investigations get off to a slow start.

 Justice Tunoi had choosed senior counsel to represent him, setting the stage for a legal fight of epic proportions.

Tunoi is expected  to appear before the probe committee on Monday.