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Justice William Ouko being interviewed for the position of Chief Justice at the Supreme Court building. [Collins Kweyu]
Court of Appeal president Justice William Ouko is facing the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) interviewing panel this morning.
As he seeks to become the next Chief Justice and Judge of the Supreme Court, Ouko is likely to follow in the footsteps of retired CJ David Maraga who had disagreements with other arms of government in defending the Judiciary.
He is among the judicial officers who have been vocal, putting pressure on President Uhuru Kenyatta to appoint 41 judges, 10 of which were nominated to sit at the Court of Appeal.
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Paul Ogemba |
April 7th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Justice William Ouko displays a letter of office as the new Court of Apeal president while ex-Chief Justice David Maraga look on at the Supreme court of Kenya on June 26, 2018. [George Njunge, Standard]
Court of Appeal president William Ouko has never shied away from defending judicial independence.
He is among the judicial officers who have been vocal, putting pressure on President Uhuru Kenyatta to appoint 41 judges, 10 of which were nominated to sit at the Court of Appeal.
He has also taken the Executive head-on for slashing the Judiciary budget.
Faced by a dwindling number of appellate court judges due to retirement and failure to appoint the others, Justice Ouko took the drastic move of closing other Court of Appeal stations and recalling all the judges to Nairobi.
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Kepher Otieno |
February 20th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Kisumu Boys High School in Kisumu county. [Collins Oduor, Standard]
Former students of Kisumu Boys High School have threatened legal action against the Kisumu County Government if it goes ahead with planned demolition of the institution.
The Old Boys Association chairman James Mwamu said the exercise should be shelved indefinitely.
The school has been caught in the middle of an urban renewal programme that is being pushed by Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o.
Acting City Manager Abala Wanga had earlier hinted that the school, which sits on 105 acres of land, could be relocated from the central business district (CBD) to the Kibos/Mamboleo area where there is reclaimed land that belonged to the defunct municipality.