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NAIROBI
Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu. [George Njunge, Standard]
Senior Counsel Philip Murgor wants Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu stopped from sitting in the interviewing panel in the search for a new Chief Justice to replace David Maraga.
Mwilu is a member of Judicial Service Commission (JSC) and Murgor is one of the candidates. The latter, in a letter to JSC, claims that there might be bias and favouritism towards another candidate, Senior Counsel Fred Ngatia.
Murgor claims that Ngatia had at one time represented Justice Mwilu during her vetting on suitability to be a judge in 2012 and that their relationship would present a conflict of interest.
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THE STANDARD By
Paul Ogemba |
February 18th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has shortlisted 10 candidates in the race to succeed former Chief Justice David Maraga. In an advert in local dailies yesterday, the commission said only the 10 candidates met the threshold required for appointment as CJ while nine other candidates who applied for position of Supreme Court Judge to replace retired Justice Jacktom Ojwang were all shortlisted for interviews.
“Having reviewed the applications for completeness and conformity with the requirements as set out in the Constitution, the JSC shortlisted 10 candidates for the post of CJ and all the nine candidates for the post of Supreme Court Judge,” it said.
Court bars new Nairobi alcohol licensing board members
Wednesday February 03 2021
Mr Benson Mutura after he was sworn in as acting governor of Nairobi on December 21. PHOTO | FRANCIS NDERITU | NMG
By Richard Munguti
Summary
Two Nairobi residents file a petition arguing that the appointment breached the contracts of the board members who were in office.
A court has suspended a gazette notice announcing the appointment of a new Nairobi County alcohol licensing board and members of sub-county committees.
Issuing the conservatory orders, Employment and Labour Relations Court Judge Mathew Nduma Nderi said the naming of the city’s new Alcoholic Drinks Control and Licensing Board members is halted pending the hearing and determination of a case filed by two Nairobi residents.