The tussle threatens to suck the country’s legal fraternity into a corrosive institutional power struggle that has already given new Chief Justice Martha Koome a rocky start. The presence of the Chief Justice at the swearing-in of the 34 judges appeared to flout orders from the institution she leads. It would seem that the new CJ Koome has agreed to the appointment of most, while leaving out a few. “Big Brother is watching you,” that is the message, “and you will personally pay for your decisions.”Awkwardly placed in the unfolding drama is CJ Koome. Separately, one of the interviewees for the CJ position, Fred Ngatia, suggested that Justice Koome had not been meritoriously appointed.

Source: Standard Digital June 05, 2021 21:00 UTC