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Seychelles’ former President Danny Faure will lead a team of Commonwealth election observers to the Maldives, which will be holding a presidential election on September 9, 2023.
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Former President of the Republic of Seychelles, H.E. Danny Faure, will lead a team of Commonwealth election observers to the Republic of Maldives, which will be holding a presidential election on 9 September 2023.
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Court of Appeal president William Ouko. [File, Standard]
Court of Appeal president William Ouko has been picked by the JSC to replace retired judge, Jackton Boma Ojwang, at the Supreme Court.
Ouko, 58, has been the appellate court boss since March 2018.
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) said in a press conference on Wednesday, May 5 that Ouko was the best candidate of the seven applicants who sought the Supreme Court Judge position.
“We congratulate Justice Willaim Ouko, and we wish him well. To the other [Supreme Court Judge] candidates, the Commission has had the privilege to know you better and appreciate your hard work in the capacities in which you are serving the nation,” JSC Chairperson, Prof. Olive Mugenda, said in her Wednesday address to journalists at the Supreme Court of Kenya.
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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.