The Supreme Court has affirmed a decision by a tribunal that recommended the removal of Justice Joseph Mutava from office over gross misconduct. In a decision read by Justice Isaac Lenaola, the bench dismissed Mutava's appeal in which he sought to have the tribunal's recommendation to the President quashed. Justice Lenaola said that they found that Mutava's conduct amounted to gross misconduct. Mutava's was appointed a Judge of the High Court of Kenya on August 23, 2011. After an inquiry, the JSC sent a petition to the President recommending his suspension and appointment of a tribunal to investigate allegations of gross misconduct.

Source: The Star March 12, 2019 10:07 UTC