Ahmednasir behind Tunoi bribery allegations, says Kidero
Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero (left) with Chief Registrar of Judiciary Anne Amadi and County Communications Director Walter Mong’are when he arrived at the Supreme Court on February 2, 2016. He was questioned for 15 minutes by a Judicial Service Commission team probing allegations he bribed Supreme Court Judge Philip Tunoi to rule in his favour in an election petition filed by rival Ferdinand Waititu. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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According the governor, Mr Abdullahi asked to represent him at the Supreme Court for Sh25 million but he declined the offer.
Dr Kidero alleges that it was after he declined the offer that Mr Ahmednasir jumped to Mr Waititu's side only to lose the case.
The governor said he has recordings of all his meetings with Mr Abdullahi and will sue the senior counsel for defamation.
Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero has denied bribing a Supreme Court judge, insisting he had no influence on the election petition filed by Kabete MP Ferdinand Waititu.
Dr Kidero instead turned the heat on senior counsel Ahmednasir Abdullahi, accusing him of being behind the allegations that he bribed Justice Philip Tunoi with Sh200 million to sway the ruling in his favour.
According the governor, Mr Abdullahi asked to represent him at the Supreme Court for Sh25 million and when he declined, the lawyer jumped to Mr Waititu's side and was bitter that he lost the case.
“He approached me, saying I had a strong case in which he wanted to be involved but I declined. That is why he is all over social media claiming I bribed the judge,” said Dr Kidero.
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The governor said he has recordings of all his meetings with Mr Abdullahi and will sue the senior counsel for defamation, alongside Mr Geoffrey Kiplagat, who claimed to have been the conduit between the governor and Justice Tunoi.
Mr Abdullahi caused a fresh storm at the weekend when he claimed on Twitter that the bribe was Sh300 million, with the money to be shared among four Supreme Court judges.
Dr Kidero was quizzed for 15 minutes by the Judicial Service Commission special committee chaired by Public Service Commission head Margaret Kobia that is investigating the scandal.
On leaving, he exuded confidence that he would be cleared. He was accompanied by a team of lawyers led by Mr Ochieng Oduol.
“The meeting went well. I reiterated my innocence and that I have never met the judge. I also don’t know the accuser and have never met him or the lawyer he claims I handed the money to,” said Dr Kidero.
Mr Kiplagat alleged that Justice Tunoi and Dr Kidero met at a petrol station where the money changed hands and that they waved at each other after the deal went through.
