Top Judge found dead in Kisumu house

The late Court of Appeal Judge Otieno Odek. [Photo/Daily Nation]

Top Judge found dead in Kisumu house

The Judiciary family in Kenya has lost one of their own in the shape of Court of Appeal Judge Otieno Odek.

Odek met his untimely death on Monday morning, his close family said the judge collapsed and died while inside his house in Kisumu.

The cause of death is yet to be established.

Odek was sworn in as a Court of Appeal Judge in 2012 after he unsuccessfully applied for the position of Supreme Court judge in 2011.

More to follow.