THE STANDARD By
Paul Ogemba |
February 11th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Judge William Ouko, is among the candidates seeking the Chief Justice position.
A total of 13 top lawyers, legal scholars and judges will battle for the post of Chief Justice recently vacated by David Maraga, who retired last month.
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) disclosed the names of the applicants after close of the 21 days application period and said they will immediately start the process of verifying the applications to ensure they meet qualifications before shortlisting candidates for interviews.
“The commission will proceed to shortlist and publicize the list within 14 days as provided in the Judicial Service Act. The commission is committed to upholding professionalism and integrity throughout the recruitment process,” said JSC Secretary Ann Amadi.
THE STANDARD By
Kwamchetsi Makokha |
January 14th 2021 at 17:37:28 GMT +0300
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THE STANDARD By
Kwamchetsi Makokha |
January 12th 2021 at 10:24:06 GMT +0300
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Activist Okiya Omtatah challenging the use of the late Mzee JomoKenyatta statute on the new currency. [File, Standard]
As Kenyans usher in the New Year and the political destiny largely lies in the hands of President Uhuru Kenyatta, Deputy President William Ruto and ODM leader Raila Odinga will likely play a key role in shaping the upcoming events.
While the President and Raila are fully committed to the passage of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report, Dr Ruto has been of a contrary view on the urgency to change the Constitution.
With a new party, United Democratic Alliance (UDA) linked to Ruto in the offing, according to his allies, it remains to be seen how he will navigate the stormy water in his ruling Jubilee Party and the place of Jubilee Asili Centre, a parallel office he opened in June.
“While the Judiciary does not know the people behind these attacks, it is clear that the banners are a continuation of well-choreographed attacks on the Judiciary. It is not the first time and we request police to investigate and bring the culprits to book,” the Judiciary said in a statement.
The banners were some of the controversies that rocked the Judiciary in 2020, a year marked by unending wars with the Executive over failure by President Uhuru Kenyatta to appoint 41 judges despite two court orders and budgetary cuts that affected its operations.
There was hope within the corridors of justice in January 2020 that the Executive had buried the hatchet in “revisiting” its decision to nullify the presidential election in 2017 when President Kenyatta attended a Judiciary event.