High Court Judge Martin Muya through lawyer Philip Nyachoti has written to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) seeking copies of a decision recommending the formation of a tribunal to investigate his conduct.
In the letter, Lawyer Philip Nyachoti says that if the proceedings are not availed within the next 48 hours, he will commence legal proceedings against JSC as instructed by his client the (Judge).
He said he has written the letters to the Commission in respect to recommendations it made to President Uhuru Kenya to form a tribunal to investigate the conduct of Judge Muya.
The complaints were lodged against the Judge in relation to a case in Bomet High Court.
“Unless we have a positive response from the Commission within 48 hours, we have firm instructions to commence the requisite legal proceedings against it so as to protect our client’s interest without further reference to the Commission whatsoever and always holding the Commission liable as to costs thereby incurred and other consequences,” Nyachoti said in the letter.
Nyachoti said he has been instructed that during the proceedings before the JSC relating to the complaint against the Judge, the Commission indicated that it had in its possession the court files and proceedings in respect of the above noted cases which were the subject matter of the proceedings even though the same were not available to their client during the said hearing.
“Our efforts to access the said files at the Bomet High Court registry have been unsuccessful since the same are not available, “said Nyachoti.
The legal officers said that they have instructions to request that JSC to avail the said files to the registry to enable them peruse the same in their capacity as counsel for the judge so that they can advise him accordingly.
They claim that Muya has never been served with the commission’s decision and the reasons to have the tribunal formed to investigate him in respect to Bomet HCCC number 2 of 2016; Alfred Kipkorir Mutai and another-VS KCB limited & Bomet HCCC No. 4 of 2016; Alfred Kipkorir Mutai-Vs-NIC Bank are limited save for the press statement it issued on the matter.
“We trust that you are very well aware that under Article 47 of the constitution of Kenya on fair administrative Action, our client is entitled to the Commission’s decision without any delay, ‘ Nyachoti said.
He said that failure to do so will not be justified at all.
The lawyer also wants a copy of that decision from JSC and all the Hansard recording of all the proceedings relating to the said proceedings in a different manner/style.