A case on judicial reforms and the purchase of Chief Justice's residence returned to haunt former Deputy Chief Registrar, Kakai Kissinger, in his quest to become the next Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairperson.

The Selection Panel yesterday put Kissinger to task to explain the circumstances of the cases, which also saw him exit the Judiciary about 10 years ago, even as he maintained that he left as a victim but chose forgiveness.

The panel wondered how his name ended up at the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), and why he was among persons recommended for prosecution over allegations of corruption.

He he defended his tenure, saying there were a lot of projects going on given that they came in at a time when the Constitution 2010 had come into place and were leading the reforms. "Some of the issues we were dealing with were computerising the entire Judiciary.