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THE STANDARD NAIROBI DCJ Philomena Mwilu at a Milimani court. [George Njunge, Standard] The High Court sitting in Meru has given Deputy Chief Justice Philemona Mwilu up to March 4 to continue acting as head of Judiciary in a case filed by a petitioner. Isaiah Mwongela is seeking to have Mwilu stopped from acting as Judiciary head, Supreme Court judge and chair of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) due to cloud of integrity issues hanging over her head. The petitioner was first granted orders against Mwilu on January 29 by Justice Patrick Jeremy Otieno who on the February 1 temporarily sus...
THE STANDARD By Kamau Muthoni | February 3rd 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300 Speakers Justin Muturi ( pictured) and Ken Lusaka must agree on the fate of the Finance Act to avoid plunging the country's budget cycle into a crisis. It was among 24 laws the High Court declared unconstitutional. The National Assembly had asked the Court of Appeal to suspend the High Court order without which, it says, financial statements cannot be tabled in the House. The Court of Appeal reached the decision after lawyers of the two houses of Parliament failed to agree on suspension of the High Court order. Read M...
Politician Who Replaced Their Dead Relatives Makueni Senator Mutula Kilonzo (left) and Kibra MP Imran Okoth. Twitter The history of relatives replacing their dead kin has seen many gain access to political power in Kenya. Kenya has for a while been accused of supporting dynasties in political circles. The claim has never sounded more true that when family members are elected to replace their deceased kin. From Kibra MP Imran Okoth to Mathira MP Rigathi Gachagua, most by-elections have become playground for families keen to ensure the political mantle torch left behind by the dead kin remains...
Nairobi Speaker Sworn in As Acting Governor After Sonko Ouster Nairobi County Assembly Speaker Benson Mutura File UPDATE: Acting Governor Benson Mutura signed budget warrants paving way for release of Sh37.5bn budget that was on hold since October. Former Gorvernor Mike Mbuvi Sonko had refused to append his signature on the county’s Sh37.5 billion annual budget that allocated Sh27.1 billion to Nairobi Metropolitan Services, leaving City Hall with Sh8.4 billion. Nairobi Speaker Benson Mutura was on Monday, December 21, sworn in as the interim Governor for the next 60 days following the ouste...