“Mr Khaemba conducted himself in a manner likely to suggest that he has a personal interest in the matter,” CJ Maraga said.

The magistrate issued a Sh500,000 anticipatory bail to Governor Waititu o May 23 after officers from the Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission
arrested Waititu over alleged involvement in the irregular award of tenders valued at Sh588 million, fraudulent acquisition of public funds, conflict of interest and money laundering.

“The Commission received credible information that the said Brian Khaemba was on sick off on that day… that he only appeared… to hear the application and thereafter left the station,”  EACC chief executive officer Twalib Mbarak told the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) in a letter.