Probe on Justice Philip Tunoi bribery claims properly initiated, says tribunal

Justice Philip Tunoi (left) with his counsel Fred Ngatia during a tribunal hearing at Anniversary Towers, Nairobi, yesterday. The tribunal investigating Justice Philip Tunoi's conduct has maintained that the probe was properly initiated. (PHOTO: BEVERLYNE MUSILI/ STANDARD)

The tribunal investigating Justice Philip Tunoi's conduct has maintained that the probe was properly initiated.

Although the Sharad Rao-led tribunal blamed the Judicial Service Commission for not declaring the section of the law it was acting on, it ruled the commission acted on its own motion to probe the senior judge.