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Suspended judge is a liar, lawyer tells tribunal

High Court judge Joseph Mutava

A senior counsel has accused suspended High Court judge Joseph Mutava of engaging in outright lies to “justify his illegal orders” in a suit.

Lawyer Fred Ngatia yesterday told the five-member tribunal investigating the conduct of Mutava that the judge had “manufactured a statement” and attributed it to him so as to justify his orders that reinstated the board of directors of East African Portland Cement (EAPCC) in 2012.

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