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Bernard Chunga

Modern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Africa and the Middle East

Bernard Chunga was a Kenyan lawyer and judge who served as Chief Justice of Kenya from 1999 to 2003 after being appointed by President Daniel arap Moi. Born on 1 January 1949, he had earlier served as Deputy Public Prosecutor and led the official inquiry into the death of politician Robert Ouko. He resigned as Chief Justice rather than face a tribunal that President Mwai Kibaki established to investigate allegations of misconduct.

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Role (category)
Lawyer 1
Role (category)
Chief Justice 1
Role
Lawyer and a former Chief Justice of Kenya 1
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Kenyan 1
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Gender
Male 1
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  • Full article, gender
    As Deputy Public Prosecutor, he was the lead counsel in the commission of Inquiry into Robert Ouko’s death which was led by Justice Evans Gicheru.
  • Introduction, nationality
    Bernard Chunga was a Kenyan lawyer and judge who served as Chief Justice of Kenya from 1999 to 2003 after being appointed by President Daniel arap Moi.
  • Introduction, role
    Bernard Chunga is a Kenyan lawyer and a former Chief Justice of Kenya.
  • In Legal System: Law of Kenya, Wikipedia lead sentence
    is a Kenyan lawyer and a former Chief Justice of Ke
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