This archive report was first published on 9 July 2019.
On July 9, 2019, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) made an application to Chief Justice David Maraga to constitute a three-judge bench to hear the case against city lawyer Assa Nyakundi.
The move comes after Nyakundi's submissions challenging the legality of the murder trial arising from the killing of his son.
The DPP argued that the case raises substantive constitutional issues and should not be heard by a single judge.
However, Nyakundi's defense team is pushing for one of the state's representatives to be removed from the case due to personal differences.
Appearing before high court judge Luka Kimaru, the defense team argued that the application by the DPP must not see the light of day given that the manslaughter charges against Nyakundi are still pending at Kiambu law courts.
Justice Luka Kimaru referred the case to Justice Jessie Lessit, who instead passed the matter to Justice James Wakiaga, who will hear the case on July 18th.
Meanwhile, Nyakundi will continue to enjoy his freedom after the court extended his bond of a Ksh300,000 cash bail.
