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The best thing Judge Philip Tunoi should do is withdraw case and quit

NAIROBI: The legal standoff between President Uhuru Kenyatta and the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) over the investigation of judge Philip Tunoi brings to the fore a crisis that was never contemplated by the makers of the 2010 Constitution.

Whereas the procedure for investigating a judge who is legally in office is clear under Article 168 of the Constitution, this is not the case where the legality of the judge in office is questionable.

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