On the Appearance of President Ramaphosa at the State Capture Commission
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The IFP believes that the upcoming appearance of President Cyril Ramaphosa at the State Capture Commission will be a watershed moment for our nation, which has been brought to its knees by deepening levels of corruption, mismanagement, and maladministration.
CJ Nominee Martha Koome was ‘pushed’ to the top, did not shine during JSC interviews, to play ball 2022?
TOXIC POLITICS AND ETHNIC SUSPICIONS BLUR JUSTICE MARTHA KOOME’S WELL-DESERVED NOMINATION AS KENYA’S FIRST FEMALE CHIEF JUSTICE
By Dr Vincent O. Ongore W hen the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) sat last week and the week before under the temporary chairmanship (I d on’t know if chairpersonship or chairwomanship would apply here) of former Kenyatta University Vice Chancellor and member of the JSC, Professor (of Home Science) Olive Mugenda, to search for a replacement to Chief Justice (Retired) Kenani Maraga, in full glare of cameras, Kenyans were glued to their television screens so they could make their independent judgments. After all, Chief Justice is the president of the Judiciary, one of the three pillars of government.
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Court of Appeal Judge Martha Koome. [File, Standard]
Court of Appeal Judge Martha Koome has been selected to succeed Chief Justice David Maraga.
Her name will be forwarded to President Uhuru Kenyatta for transmission to the National Assembly for vetting.
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) announced on Tuesday that Koome, 61, emerged the best candidate out of the ten applicants for the position.
The announcement was made by JSC Chairperson, Prof. Olive Mugenda, in a brief address to journalists on Tuesday evening.
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Her confirmation came barely hours after the Court of Appeal overturned a lower court’s ruling, which had barred the JSC from announcing the CJ contest winner pending determination of a petition.
Police offer reward for info on State Capture office burglars
Police have managed to identity three of the two suspects, after capturing them on security cameras, placed at the State Capture Commission’s offices
Burglars are believed to have broken into the premises this weekend and made off with two computers.
Police need help to capture State Capture burglars
Gauteng Police are now turning to members of the public to catch the suspects to help solve the break-in at the State Capture Commission’s offices.
“The investigating team has at this stage gathered evidence which indicates that at least three suspects were involved in the robbery. Police have subsequently been able to extract from security camera footage, clear images of two of the three suspects,” said spokesperson Mathapelo Peters.