Judges are not above the law, CJ Koome asserts
Chief Justice Martha Koome submitted to the country Thursday that judicial officers are not above the law. Instead, the CJ spelt out that they are...
JSC
Katiba Institute moves to court to challenge appointment of judges
A lobby group has filed an application at the High Court, contesting the recent appointment and omission of other judges by President Uhuru Kenyatta. The...
President Kenyatta appoints Martha Koome as Kenya’s first female Chief Justice
President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed appoints Lady Justice Martha Karambu Koome as Kenya’s Chief Justice following Parliament’s approval. The appointment was through a gazette notice Special...
JSC announces interview dates for CJ, Supreme Court Judge position
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has released an interview schedule for the 10 candidates shortlisted for the position of Chief Justice. JSC will interview the...
Maraga succession: JSC shortlists 10 candidates
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has shortlisted 10 candidates for the position of Chief Justice ahead of their interviews from 12th to 30th April 2021....
Maraga: BBI shouldn’t compromise the independence of the Judiciary
Chief Justice David Maraga has urged Kenyans to reject sections of the BBI that seeks to interfere with the independence of the Judiciary. Maraga also...
Graft: JSC wants orders suspending Justice Mwilu’s hearing quashed
The Judicial Service Commission wants the high court to quash ex-parte orders seeking to suspend the hearing of the Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu before...
Court ruling on delay of appointment of judges challenged
A ruling over the delay in the appointment of 41 judges by the president as presented to him by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has...
Environment and Land Court Judge interviews enter day three
The recruitment to fill the position of Environment and Land Court judge enters third day at the Judicial Service commission (JSC) Secretariat, Nairobi. The Judicial...
Recruitment of Court of Appeal Judges enters day two
A petition seeking to bar the Employment and Labour Relations Court Principal Judge Maureen Onyango from being interviewed for the appellate court judges’ job found...