Koome stops MPs’ grilling of Judiciary over CFO job
Summary
Chief Justice Martha Koome has blocked the Chief Registrar from appearing before MPs to explain why the Judiciary has failed to hire a finance director for seven years.
Ms Koome has written a letter to the Speakers of Parliament, arguing that the summons undermines the independence of Judiciary.
Tuesday July 13 2021
By EDWIN MUTAI
Summary
Chief Justice Martha Koome has blocked the Chief Registrar from appearing before MPs to explain why the Judiciary has failed to hire a finance director for seven years.
Ms Koome has written a letter to the Speakers of Parliament, arguing that the summons undermines the independence of Judiciary.
MPs summon Judiciary team for flouting HR policies
Summary
Parliament has summoned the human resources committee of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) over failure to appoint officers who had been in acting capacity for between 16 and 40 months.
Ten Judiciary staff are on acting appointments contrary to the Judiciary Human Resources Policies and Procedures Manual.
Some of the positions had been held for over three years contrary to Section B20 (iii) and (iv) of the Judiciary Human Resources Policies and Procedures Manual.
Wednesday July 07 2021
By EDWIN MUTAI
Summary
Parliament has summoned the human resources committee of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) over failure to appoint officers who had been in acting capacity for between 16 and 40 months.