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Justice David Njagi Marete arrives at the Supreme Court building to be interviewed for the position of Chief Justice.[Collins Kweyu, Standard]
Justice David Njagi Marete has dismissed claims that the Judiciary is under siege from external forces.
Marete who was appearing before the Judicial Service Commission vetting panel for the position of Chief Justice said for the 35 years he has been in the legal profession, he has not seen any external forces stumbling on the independence of the Judiciary.
He said instead, it is the Judiciary itself to blame the judiciary for acting in cahoots with certain people to create non-independence scenes.
Judiciary independence an excuse for graft, Marete tells interviewing panel standardmedia.co.ke - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from standardmedia.co.ke Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Paul Ogemba |
April 6th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Justice Njagi Marete [Courtesy, Standard]
In 2012, Justice David Njagi Marete was among the first judges to be appointed to the newly created Employment and Labour Relations Court (ELRC) under the 2010 Constitution.
For the eight years he has served at ELRC division, Justice Marete has seen it all, handling some of the most contested and high profile labour disputes that led to his suspension for nearly five months. He was accused of misconduct, impropriety, conflict of interest and breach of judicial code of conduct.
The experiences, however, appear to have emboldened him as he seeks to become the next Chief Justice and president of the Supreme Court.