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Majanja: Sharp jurist who made tough rulings, but with sympathy

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The late High Court David Majanja. [File, Standard]

As the debate on whether Members of Parliament should have a salary cut or not rages on, one man who saved Kenyans from the unnecessary burden of paying them after exiting Parliament silently slipped away into the ancestry.

High Court judge David Majanja, a Busherian (Alliance High School) alumni was known for his pleasant responses to advocates but handed stoppers in judgments to anyone who went against the law.

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