President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday, June 3 appointed 34 out of 40 JSC nominees to new judge positions. [File, Standard]The Kenya Magistrates and Judges Association (KMJA) has faulted President Uhuru Kenyatta for rejecting six Judicial Service Commission (JSC) nominees to the positions of judges of Court of Appeal, the Environment and Land Court and the Employment and Labour Relations Court. Among those rejected are High Court judges Weldon Korir, Aggrey Muchelule, Joel Ngugi and George Odunga, who were to be promoted to the Court of Appeal. The other two the President locked out are High Court Registrar Judith Omange and Chief Magistrate Makori Evans Kiago. Those the President appointed to the Appellate court are High Court judges Francis Tuiyot, Hellen Omondi, Pauline Nyamweya, Msagha Mbogholi, Jessie Lesiit, Mumbi Ngugi and lawyer Kibaya Imaana Laibuta.

Source: Standard Digital June 04, 2021 10:07 UTC