Apex court dismisses Chitembwe’s appeal in corruption case
The career of Said Chitembwe as a judge of the High Court came to an abrupt rush end on Thursday after the Supreme Court upheld the decision to sack him for misconduct.
The former judge who was exposed by former Nairobi governor Mike Sonko failed to convince the Supreme Court to quash the recommendations of the Tribunal appointed to investigate his conduct.
Justices Mohamed Ibrahim, Justice Smokin Wanjala and Justice Njoki Ndungu, Isaac Lenaola and William Ouko dismissed Chitembwe’s appeal and upheld all tribunal recommendations.
“In the end and for all the reasons we have given, this Petition of Appeal fails as we are satisfied with the Tribunal’s conclusion that the evidence presented established that the petitioner’s conduct was in breach of the Code of Conduct and Ethics and als...