“The cherry-picking and selective appointment or swearing-in of judges undermines the functions and powers of the Judicial Service Commission and the functioning of the Judiciary. It also is an improper extension of the role of the Executive and has created a constitutional crisis,” Ochiel argues. The Lobby group further argues that the partial swearing-in of a few judges would irreparably violate the Constitution. By Gazette Notice 5233 to 5235 of 2021, the President has cherry-picked some 34 judges in waiting while discriminating against six others,” the lobby group says. They also argue that the imminent swearing-in in these circumstances would irreparably violate the Constitution and the rights of the six judges in waiting some of whom are already serving as judges.

Source: The Star June 04, 2021 08:26 UTC