Tag: Judicial Service Commission

Judicial Service Commission recommends removal of Justice Said Chitembwe from office

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has recommended the removal of High court Judge Said Chitembwe from office over gross misconduct and has sent its decision to President Uhuru Kenyatta for further action. In a statement issued on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, the commission stated that it had reviewed the petitions against Justice Chitembwe and found […]

Blow to Justice Chitembwe as JSC declines to dismiss petitions seeking his removal from office

High Court Judge Juma Chitembwe has suffered a blow after the Judicial Service Commission declined to dismiss two petitions filed for his removal over gross misconduct. JSC panel led by Professor Olive Mugenda ruled that the objections by the judge did not raise pure points of law. The two petitions are filed separately by Francis […]

Lawyer writes to CJ Martha Koome, accuses Mombasa judge of bias against MP Aisha Jumwa in graft case

Danstan Omari, the lawyer representing Malindi MP Aisha Jumwa has written a complaint letter to the Judicial Service Commission to investigate the conduct of Mombasa Chief Magistrate Hon Edna Nyaloti over the handling of the corruption case against the MP and 7 others. Through a letter dated August 10, 2021 and addressed to the JSC […]

If not for this judge, Justice Martha Koome would have not been Chief Justice

In her assumption of office speech Chief Justice Martha Koome revealed that she had never intended to be a judge. Koome who is Kenya’s first female Chief Justice revealed that it was only through the referral of a former judge that she made it to the bench. “We were developing blueprints for the reforms in […]

Blow to Uhuru as court rules on judges delayed appointment

Three-judge bench rules that neither President Kenyatta nor the JSC can now review the names of judges forwarded for appointment.

Full list: Names of 30 judges picked for Labour and Environment courts

Thirty judges have been recommended to President Uhuru Kenyatta for appointment at the Employment and Labour Relations Court (ELRC) and the Environment and Land Court (ELC). ELC has exclusive original and appellate jurisdiction to hear and determine environment and land-related disputes while the ELRC deals with employment and labour disputes. The 30 judges were picked […]