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Supreme Court dismisses former High Court Judge Said Chitembwe's appeal

Said Juma Chitembwe

Justice Said Juma Chitembwe. 

Photo credit: File | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • Mr Chitembwe was removed in February after a tribunal appointed by President Uhuru Kenyatta, to investigate his conduct, recommended his sacking. 
  • The judge later appeared in a TV interview on November 18, 2021, and made various concessions and admissions.

Former High Court judge Said Juma Chitembwe has failed to overturn his sacking at the Supreme Court after a bench of five judges of the apex court dismissed his appeal.

The top court upheld his removal as a judge in February saying the evidence presented before the tribunal appointed to investigate his conduct rightly established that his conduct was in breach of the Code of Conduct and Ethics and also amounted to gross misconduct or misbehaviour contrary to Article 168(1) (b) and (e) of the Constitution.