Lawyers representing retired Supreme Court Judge Philip Tunoi in a tribunal hearing over bribery allegations want more time to review the ruling made last week on the judge's retirement.
The tribunal investigating the allegation that the judge received a Sh200 million bribe from Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero will also most likely close shop Thursday.Mr Tunoi's lawyers said Tuesday that they needed more time to review the decisions made by Supreme Court judges last week over his retirement."We cannot access some of the judges' decision documents. We need more time to prepare our submissions on the impact of those decisions. We are proposing to appear on Thursday," said Paul Lelan, who is jointly representing Mr Tunoi with lawyer Fred Ngatia.Mr Ngatia did not appear for Tuesday's session.The tribunal chairman, Mr Sharad Rao, also asked Mr Tunoi's lawyer's to deliberate on the "fate of the evidence" already presented before the tribunal."Also incorporate the submissions you would like to make on the evidence. We don't want extra sittings about the evidence. Incorporate that on Thursday," he said.
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