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| Justice Philip Tunoi |
Sarah Muchiri
The Judicial service commission has
now recommended that Justice Philip Tunoi should face tribunal which will
further investigate gross misconduct allegations. The Judiciary was recently
jolted by claims that a senior judge received money to influence a case at the
highest court in the land. Chief Justice Willy Mutunga confirmed he had in
November received a complaint against Supreme Court Judge Philip Tunoi and that
he had ordered thorough internal investigations.
Justice Tunoi is alleged to have
received two million dollars in order to influence an election petition against
Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero, filed by election challenger Ferdinand Waititu.
The Margaret Kobia lead team had for the past one week held closed-door
meetings to examine documents presented by the whistle blower. According to Mr
Kiplagat, the whistle blower several meetings were held in Kileleshwa, which
resulted in the deal.
The bench in the Waititu case comprised justices Tunoi,
Njoki Ndung'u, Smokin Wanjala, Mohamed Ibrahim and Jackton Ojwang'. When the
allegations were aired by TV, all the people mentioned in the affidavit
dismissed the claims as pure lies. Dr Kidero's lawyer, Tom Ojienda, defended
the governor saying that He has never met any of the Supreme Court judges for
whatever reason.
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