President Uhuru Kenyatta presided over the swearing-in ceremony of the 34 judges at the State house on Friday, June 4 2021. [File, Standard]A surgeon has moved to a Nakuru court seeking to compel President Uhuru Kenyatta to appoint the remaining six judges who were left out in his latest Judiciary appointments. Dr Magare Gikenyi wants the court to order the 34 judges who were sworn in on Friday, June 4, not to assume their office until the six ‘who did not meet the threshold’ are on board. The medic added that the six judges had been discriminated against contrary to article 27 of the Constitution of Kenya (2010). JSC had forwarded 41 names of judges and magistrates to the president for appointment.

Source: Standard Digital June 06, 2021 08:26 UTC