THE STANDARD
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.