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Justice David Njagi Marete arrives at the Supreme Court building to be interviewed for the position of Chief Justice.[Collins Kweyu, Standard]
Justice David Njagi Marete has dismissed claims that the Judiciary is under siege from external forces.
Marete who was appearing before the Judicial Service Commission vetting panel for the position of Chief Justice said for the 35 years he has been in the legal profession, he has not seen any external forces stumbling on the independence of the Judiciary.
He said instead, it is the Judiciary itself to blame the judiciary for acting in cahoots with certain people to create non-independence scenes.
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Paul Ogemba |
April 6th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Justice Njagi Marete [Courtesy, Standard]
In 2012, Justice David Njagi Marete was among the first judges to be appointed to the newly created Employment and Labour Relations Court (ELRC) under the 2010 Constitution.
For the eight years he has served at ELRC division, Justice Marete has seen it all, handling some of the most contested and high profile labour disputes that led to his suspension for nearly five months. He was accused of misconduct, impropriety, conflict of interest and breach of judicial code of conduct.
The experiences, however, appear to have emboldened him as he seeks to become the next Chief Justice and president of the Supreme Court.
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After Tea Act, Kenya must now enact law on unique products
Wednesday February 03 2021
Summary
Regardless of the challenges, there is optimism among intellectual property practitioners that Parliament will entertain the enactment of a geographical indication legal framework, which stalled a decade or so ago.
A geographic indication is a symbol showing region of source of goods, for example, a town, region, or country that oozes certain quality because of either/or a combination of geographical, environmental, natural and human factors.
On December 23, the MPs passed the Tea Act of 2020 paving the way for a realignment in the sector. However, it has not been a smooth sail as Kenya Tea Growers Association moved to court seeking a declaration that some sections of the Act are unconstitutional. Justice Anthony Mrima issued temporary orders awaiting the determination of the case.