The 2003 Kenya Appeal Judges Tribunal was a tribunal set up on 15 October 2003 to investigate the conduct of appellate judges of the
Court of Appeal of Kenya following the
2003 Ringera Judiciary Report.
Terms of reference
President
Mwai Kibaki
Emilio Stanley Mwai Kibaki (15 November 1931 – 21 April 2022) was a Kenyan politician who served as the third President of Kenya from December 2002 until April 2013 and is regarded as one of Kenya's founding fathers.
He had previously ser ...
established a tribunal which was to investigate the conduct the following judges:
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Richard Otieno Kwach
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'stron ...
*
Amaritral B. Shah
*
A.A. Lakha
*
Moijo M. ole Keiwua
*
Effie Owuor
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Philip. N. Waki
The tribunal was to investigate the allegations that the judges were involved in corruption, unethical practices and absence of integrity in the performance of the functions of their office make a report with recommendations to the president.
The judges were suspended from exercising the functions of their office during the tribunal's investigation. The decisions of the tribunal were appealed and some of the judges reinstated. The tribunal was also sued by some of the judges who were being investigated.
Membership
The tribunal consisted of:
* Justice (Rtd)
Akilano Molande Akiwumi
* Justice (Rtd)
Abdul Majid Cockar
Abdul Majid Cockar (3 February 1936 – 31 October 2016
) was a Kenyan lawyer and the Chief Justice of Kenya. He served from 1994 to 1997 and was succeeded by Zacchaeus Chesoni.
He was born in Amritsar, Punjab, British India. In 1938 he passed the ...
* Justice Benjamin Patrick Kubo
* Philip Nzamba Kitonga
* William Shirley Deverell
The tribunal was to be supported by Mbuthi Gathenji as assisting counsel and Margaret Nzioka as secretary. The two court clerks attached to the tribunal were Michael Mkala Maghanga and Stephen Ngugi.
See also
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Court of Appeal of Kenya
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High Court of Kenya
The High Court of Kenya is a court of unlimited original jurisdiction in criminal and civil matters established under article 165 of the constitution of Kenya
The Constitution of Kenya is the supreme lawof the Republic of Kenya. There have b ...
References
Judiciary of Kenya
2003 in Kenya
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