By MAUREEN KAKAHMore by this AuthorThe High Court has quashed the decision by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission to cap number of paid monthly meetings held by the Judicial Service Commission. The judge, therefore, issued an order barring SRC from henceforth interfering with the judicial independence of the JSC. "The decision to cap number of sittings to eight was a violation of the Constitution, an order is hereby issued quashing SRC's decision of December 19, 2015," said Justice Mwita. JSC moved to court in 2016 to challenge SRC's decision to cap its paid monthly meetings to not more than eight. Related Content JSC fights SRC directive limiting its monthly sittingsSRC had issued the directive via a circular dated December 19, 2015 which stipulated that sitting allowances for JSC commissioners be capped to eight every month.

Source: Daily Nation July 30, 2018 10:30 UTC