nnkilungu Law Courts today held an Open Day to interact with public and get feedback on court services. nn nnnnJudge Kariuki, Senior Resident Magistrate Hon. Muiru and Kilungu Law Courts Head of Station Hon Mayamba, during the court’s Open Day. nn nnJudge Charles Kariuki and Hon. Charles Mayamba lead a procession during Kilungu Law Courts Open Day.nn ...
Continue readingChief Justice David Maraga has urged the public to embrace persons born with disabilities.nnHe said there is need for the public to give support and treat the children with love because they did not choose to be born with disabilities.nn“I urge the public to treat them with love and kindness, these children did not choose to be born like this and neither did their parents choose to have them this way, so we must empathize with them,” the CJ said.nnThe CJ was speaking when officials of the Down Syndrome Association of Kenya, who were accompanied by children and persons with...
Continue readingChief Justice David Maraga has urged newly sworn-in magistrates to serve with honesty and integrity in order to create confidence in the courts.nnSpeaking during the swearing-in ceremony of 47 newly recruited magistrates, the Chief Justice said the magistracy is a high calling that is laden with responsibility that should be seen from the judgments written by the judicial officers.nnThe Chief Justice warned that the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) will not hesitate to take action against any magistrate who is involved in corruption.nn“The Judiciary does not condone corruption, we cannot fight corruption if we are abetting corruption among ourselves,” said Maraga.nnThe...
Continue readingTHE SUPREME COURT OF KENYAnnMETHODIST CHURCH IN KENYA VS. MOHAMED FUGICHA & 2 OTHERSnnS.C PET.NO. 16 OF 2016nnDATE OF HEARING: 16TH JULY, 2018nnDATE OF JUDGMENT: 24TH JANUARY, 2019nnMEDIA SUMMARYnn ___________________________________________________________nn The following explanatory note is provided to assist the media in reporting this case and is not binding on the Supreme Court or any member of the Court. nnOn 24th January, 2019 the Supreme Court by a majority (Maraga, CJ &P, Ibrahim, Njoki, Lenaola with J.B Ojwang, SCJ dissenting) delivered a judgment setting aside the orders of the Court of Appeal directing the Board of Management of St. Paul’s Kiwanjani Day Mixed...
Continue readingChief Registrar of the Judiciary Anne Amadi today at the Supreme Court building presided over the swearing-in ceremony of the chairperson of the Communication and Multimedia Appeals Tribunal (CAMAT) Ms Anne W. Mwangi and the members of the Education Appeals Tribunal.nnDr Nancy Macharia, Pius Mutisya, Caro Kariuki, Waigi Kamau and Harrun Mohammed Yussuf took oath of office as members of the Education Appeals Tribunal, while Jane Mwereru, as the tribunal’s Secretary.nnSpeaking at the event, Amadi said that since the mandate of the Education Appeals Tribunal is to handle appeals emanating from any persons aggrieved by the decisions of County Education...
Continue readingMaj (Rtd) Twalib Abdallah Mbarak takes Oath of Office as the new Secretary/CEO of EACC. The ceremony was presided over by Chief Justice David Maraga.nn nn ...
Continue readingChief Justice David Maraga met the outgoing US Ambassador H.E. Robert Godec, who paid him a courtesy call at the Supreme Court, Nairobi. nn nn ...
Continue readingChief Justice David Maraga to presided over the swearing-in ceremony of eight members of the Public Service Commission (PSC). Those who took Oath of Office are: Vice Chairperson Charity Selena Kisotu and members: Dr Joyce Nyambuti, Dr Mary Mwiandi, Dr Reuben Chirchir, Amb. Patrick Simiyu Wamoto, Amb. Salma Ahmed, Andrew Muriuki and Joan Odhiambo Otieno. nn nn ...
Continue readingChief Justice David Maraga today joined family and friends at St. Andrews Church in Nairobi for the memorial service of Prof. Abel G Mugenda. Prof. Mugenda was a distinguished member of the academia and husband to the Judicial Service Commission, Prof. Olive Mugenda. nn nn ...
Continue readingChief Justice David Maraga toured Nyeri Law Courts in October 2018 to inspect delivery of service and renovation of court rooms at the station. During the visit, the CJ held meetings with members of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) and media, as well as judicial officers and staff. Some of the issues that were discussed with staff include staff promotions, re-designations, remuneration as well as participation in Judiciary’s decision-making process, among others. The Chief Justice promised to address the issues which he said had also been captured in the Organization Review Report that was to be released soon. He commended them for...
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