The law provides for the appointment of the commissioners by four Parliamentary Service Commission representatives, a nominee of the Law Society of Kenya and two Inter-religious Council of Kenya representatives. The MPs have to craft a referendum law, crucial for the implementation of the Building Bridges Initiative report set to be released in a matter of days. The Judicial Service Commission is entangled in a row over the timing of recruitment of a chief justice to take over from David Maraga. The Judicial Service (Amendment) Bill, 2020 provides for the recruitment of a chief justice to begin six months before the incumbent leaves office. JLAC and Constitutional Implementation Oversight Committee chairpersons are expected to sit tomorrow to harmonise the two referendum bills before the House.

Source: The Star October 20, 2020 05:26 UTC