President Uhuru Kenyatta has suspended Supreme Court Judge Philip Tunoi over corruption allegations.
He has also formed a seven-member tribunal to investigate claims of Tunoi receiving a Sh200 million bribe from Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero to influence the outcome of an election petition filed by Kabete MP Ferdinand Waititu.
State House Spokesman Manoah Esipisu through his official Twitter page on Tuesday said the President had appointed Judges and Magistrates Vetting Board chairman Sharad Rao to head the tribunal to investigate the conduct of Tunoi.
Other members appointed to the tribunal are Judge Roselyn Korir, retired judge Jonathan Havelock, Ms Judith Guserwa, Mr James Kaberere Gachoka, Mr Abdirashid Abdullahi Hussein and Mr George Munji Wakukha.
President Kenyatta who is in Israel on a three-day State visit had earlier rejected recommendations by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to appoint a tribunal, arguing that suspending Tunoi would create a constitutional crisis.