CONSTITUTIONAL EXPERT DIES.

Senior Counsel Nzamba Kitonga when he appeared before the Judicial Service Commission at the Supreme Court yesterday to be interviewed for Chief Justice /JACK OWUOR

Lawyer Philip Nzamba Kitonga is dead after a short illness,  according to his family.

The lawyer who chaired the Committee of Experts on the 2010 Constitutional Review died on Sunday evening while on his way to Nairobi from Makueni.

Nzamba was born in 1956 in Kitui County and has died at the age of 64.

He was also active in political matters and vied for the Kitui gubernatorial seat in 2013, but lost the former governor Julius Malombe.

Nzamba held positions such as the president of the East Africa Law Society and COMESA Court of Justice

He was among the shortlisted candidates for the position of Chief Justice of Kenya to replace Willy Mutunga.

Several leaders have eulogised Nzomba.

Makueni Senator Mutula Kilonzo Jrn has described Nzamba as ‘a gentleman and one of the top legal minds in Kenya. Rest In Peace our dear friend and senior.’

From the star.