Justice Murunga: From the pitch to the courtroom

Justice Benard Wafula Murunga during the swearing-in ceremony at State House, Nairobi, on Monday. [PCS] 

When Erastus Munyefu Siranjofu told his son at the iconic Bukhungu Stadium on May 16, 1987, that he would be a judge one day, no one would have known the prediction would come true through sports.

On that day, Justice Benard Wafula Murunga, who was sworn in on Monday at State House, Nairobi, before President William Ruto, was barely twelve years old. He was attending the CAF Champions League (previously known as the Africa Champions Cup) match between AFC Leopards and Egyptian giants Al Ahly. Ingwe won 2-1.