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NAIROBI
Acting Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu. [File, Standard]
The High Court on Wednesday, April 21 temporarily stopped the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) from selecting a successful candidate from the ten legal experts who are interested in the Chief Justice post.
A three-judge bench comprising Antony Mrima, Hellen Onkwani and Reuben Nyakundi gave the directive after four petitioners sought a stop order, arguing all the candidates for CJ position had not met minimum legal requirements for consideration.
So far, the JSC has conducted eight out of ten CJ interviews.
The court, however, said the remaining two interviews can continue, but the winner shouldn’t be picked until the matter is heard and determined.
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NAIROBI
Court of Appeal president William Ouko is interviewed for the position of Chief Justice at the Supreme Court, Nairobi. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]
President of the Court of Appeal William Ouko is facing the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) panel today.
Wednesday marks day three of week two interviews for the position of Chief Justice. Ouko is the eighth candidate to be interviewed.
Judge Ouko has about 34 years of experience in the legal profession, having joined the Judiciary in 1987 as a district magistrate.
He was appointed as the president of the Court of Appeal in 2018 by retired Chief Justice David Maraga.
JSC Lays Ground for Murgor Clash With DCJ Mwilu, Ngatia
15 April 2021 - 7:08 pm
From left to right: Senior counsel Philip Murgor, Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu and Senior Counsel Fred Ngatia.
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The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) dismissed a letter by Senior Counsel Philip Murgor seeking to bar Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu from sitting in the ongoing interviews for candidates seeking for the Chief Justice position.
The letter dated Thursday, April 15, effectively lay the groundwork for a much-awaited face-off between Mwilu and Murgor who is set to appear before the JSC panel on Friday morning, April 16.
The Senior Counsel had claimed that DCJ s presence in the interviews would likely lead to bias and favoritism towards his rival candidate, Senior Counsel Fred Ngatia.
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KENYA
Justice David Marete has defended the state of his mental health while appearing for an interview for the position of Chief Justice at the Supreme Court.
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) panel sought to find out why Justice Marete still has a card for persons with disabilities to this day.
He responded: “I have no mental issues. There was an error on my card and I have never had the time to correct the issue. I highlighted I have visual disability and Diabetes from time to time.”
Justice David Marete Njagi is on the hot seat as he seeks to replace the former CJ David Maraga, who retired in January this year.
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KENYA
Justice Njagi Marete arrives at the Supreme Court buildings for interviews for the position of Chief Justice. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]
It is day four in the continued hunt for Kenya’s next Chief Justice.
Justice David Marete Njagi is on the hot seat today as he seeks to replace the former CJ David Maraga, who retired in January this year.
Justice Marete, 61, has 35 years experience in the legal profession.
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He is remembered for coming to the rescue of civil servants seeking elective positions in 2017 when he declared election laws, which required them to resign six months before the election, invalid and unconstitutional.