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Evan Gicheru: Former CJ who opted for private life in retirement

When former CJ Evan Gicheru took the Oath of Allegiance and due execution of office under the new constitution during the promulgation of the new constitution at the Uhuru Park grounds in Nairobi on August 27, 2010. [File, Standard]

Two years ago on Christmas Day, former Chief Justice Johnson Evan Gicheru breathed his last.

At the age of 79, Gicheru left a rich trail of history in the Judiciary, having served as the longest indigenous Kenya Chief Justice.

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