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.