High Court Orders Sh102.5mn Payment to 41 Judges Denied Appointment by Uhuru

22 judges awarded Sh55 million for delayed appointment

The High Court ordered the government to pay Sh55 million in compensation to 22 judges whose appointment was delayed for nearly two years by former President Uhuru Kenyatta. This was after the court found out that their constitutional rights were egregiously violated. In a judgment delivered on Thursday, Justice Lawrence Mugambi ruled that the 22-month delay in appointing the judges despite their recommendation by the Judicial Service Commission…

Court Finds Uhuru Kenyatta at Fault, Awards Petitioners Ksh2.5 Million Each

The Kenya Times ~ Trending, Breaking News and Videos Court Finds Uhuru Kenyatta at Fault, Awards Petitioners Ksh2.5 Million Each The High Court has ruled that the former president, Uhuru Kenyatta, violated the constitutional rights of several judicial nominees by failing to appoint them as judges despite their recommendations by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) between August 2019 and June 2021. In its ruling, the Judiciary of Kenya found t…

High Court Orders Sh102.5mn Payment to 41 Judges Denied Appointment by Uhuru

NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 19 – The High Court has ordered the government to pay Sh102.5 million to 41 Court of Appeal judges whose appointments were blocked by former President Uhuru Kenyatta, ruling that the ex-president violated their constitutional rights. Presiding Judge Mugambi stated that the judges were unfairly denied the opportunity to serve despite being duly nominated. “The applicants’ rights to fair treatment and equal opportunity under th…