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Justice William Ouko at the Supreme Court building on Wednesday, May 05, 2021, when he was interviewed for the position of the Judge of the Supreme Court.[Collins Kweyu, Standard]
Court of Appeal President Justice William Ouko’s resilience and long service in the Judiciary has earned him a promotion to the Supreme Court.
Barely six hours after being interviewed by the Judicial Service Commission, Justice Ouko was nominated as the most qualified and suitable of the seven candidates to replace retired Justice Jacktone Ojwang’ at the apex court.
The JSC in a statement said they settled on Justice Ouko after being convinced by his agility, leadership and management skills in the various positions he has held at the Judiciary, the latest being president of the Court of Appeal for the past three years.
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Lawyers Anita Masaki, Danstan Omar, Shadrack Wambui and Litty Kathurima for defendant Memba Ocharo attend the appeal case hearing virtually yesterday. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]
The fate of 10 candidates seeking to be Chief Justice will be known today as the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) puts up a brave fight to have orders that stopped it from concluding the process lifted.
The commission, in its submission before the Court of Appeal, argued that the order issued by High Court judges Anthony Mrima, Reuben Nyakundi and Wilfrida Okwany was wrong, unjustified and likely to plunge the country into a constitutional crisis.