This archive report was first published on 10 October 2019.
On October 10, 2019, a tribunal formed to investigate the conduct of High Court Judge Lucy Njoki Waithaka announced that it would begin hearings on November 4.
The tribunal, chaired by Court of Appeal judge Alnashir Visram, also indicated that it expected to finalise and submit a report to the President by November 22.
Justice Waithaka, of the Environment and Lands Court, is accused of issuing two conflicting judgments over the same matter.
“Deciding whether the hearings should be public or private, is her prerogative and the tribunal will respect her wish,” Justice Visram said yesterday.
Lawyer Tom Macharia for Justice Waithaka has already been served with a summary of the allegations, and the chair of the tribunal directed that she be served with witness statements by October 19, so that she has adequate time to prepare her defence.
Mr Macharia said they would decide on the witnesses to call after receiving all the documents being relied on against the judge by the state counsels.
