The Miller Inquiry

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The Miller Inquiry was a Kenya judicial commission appointed to inquire into allegations involving former attorney general of Kenya Charles Mugane Njonjo. The commission was chaired by Cecil Henry Ethelwood Miller. [1]

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Membership

The tribunal consisted of:

The prosecution was led by Lee Muthoga, with the defence led by William Deverell and Paul Muite. [2]

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References

  1. http://www.africog.org/reports/Commissionsofinquirypaper.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  2. Hornsby, Charles (2012). Kenya: A History Since Independence. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 395. ISBN   9781848858862.