Former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga’s job attracts eight contenders

By Francis Gachuri,

The list of applicants for the Chief Justice’s job left vacant following the retirement of Dr. Willy Mutunga is growing, less than 48 hours to the d...

Kidero denies Sh200m bribery allegations, says never met Kiplagat

By Wangui Ngechu,

Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero has denied allegations that he bribed Supreme Court Judge Phillip Tunoi with Sh200 million in a bid to influence the out...

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Rawal wants appeal heard sooner

By Maureen Murimi,

Deputy Chief Justice Kalpana Rawal now wants the Supreme Court to hear the appeal against her retirement from the 24th of June as opposed to a directi...

Deputy Chief Justice Kalpana Rawal , Judiciary , kenya , supreme court , Tunoi

Judiciary, LSK fail to strike deal on Tunoi, Rawal retirement

By Wangui Ngechu,

The Supreme Court has moved the hearing of the retirement age case pitting Justices Kalpana Rawal and Philip Tunoi to Monday next week to allow the J...

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Case to determine fate of Rawal, Tunoi to begin Thursday

By Sam Gituku,

A case to determine the ultimate fate of Deputy Chief Justice Kalpana Rawal and Justice Phillip Tunoi tenure at the Supreme Court begins on Thursday. ...

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Rawal rejects CJ’s decision to fast track retirement appeal case

By Mac Otani,

Deputy Chief Justice Kalpana Rawal has objected Chief Justice Willy Mutunga's decision to place her retirement age appeal before a five judge bench an...

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CJ Mutunga fast tracks hearing of Rawal, Tunoi retirement appeal

By Wangui Ngechu,

Chief Justice Willy Mutunga has convened a 5-judge bench to hear the appeal filed by Kalpana Rawal and Phillip Tunoi on their retirement age. Mutun...

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VIDEO: LSK offers to mediate over Justices Rawal, Tunoi retirement row

By Francis Gachuri,

The law society of Kenya is offering to mediate in the row over the retirement of Deputy Chief Justice Kalpana Rawal and Supreme Court Judge Phillip T...

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Sharad Rao expresses concern over looming Judiciary crisis

By Maureen Murimi,

The Chair of the Judges and Magistrates Vetting Board Sharad Rao has admitted there is a crisis in the Judiciary with the impending retirement of Supr...

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Another witness contradicts Kiplagat’s affidavit in Tunoi tribunal

By Jacque Maribe,

John Osogo, the Personal Assistant to Nairobi Governor Dr. Evans Kidero, was Wednesday at pains to explain an affidavit by former journalist Geoffrey ...

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Court quashes petition to stop Tunoi tribunal

By Maureen Murimi,

A Nairobi High Court has dismissed a petition filed by activist Okiya Omtata seeking to stop the tribunal headed by Sharad Rao from investigating emba...

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Rawal, Tunoi lose bids to block two judges from hearing their retirement cases

By Maureen Murimi,

The Court of Appeal has dismissed separate applications by Deputy Chief Justice Kalpana Rawal and Supreme Court Judge Phillip Tunoi to have Judges GBM...

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MP Waititu moves to court to ‘overturn’ ruling declaring Kidero Governor

By Matthews Mutai,

Kabete Member of Parliament Ferdinand Waititu has moved to the Supreme Court seeking to challenge the court's ruling that upheld the election of Dr. E...

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President Kenyatta risks impeachment over Tunoi probe – LSK

By Wangui Ngechu,

The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has accused President Uhuru Kenyatta of violating the constitution and hence risks impeachment by the National assembly...

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VIDEO: Kenyatta has 48 hours to name Justice Tunoi tribunal

By Francis Gachuri,

President uhuru kenyatta has less than 48 hours to establish a tribunal to probe the sh. 200m bribery allegations against supreme court Judge Phillip ...

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MP wants Supreme Court judges to resign over Tunoi scandal

By Citizen Reporter,

Cherangany Member of Parliament Wesley Korir has called for All Supreme Court judges to vacate office over the corruption allegations facing one of th...

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You won’t remove me from office, Kidero tells Waititu

By Cynthia Nduta,

Governor Evans Kidero has rubbished Kabete MP Ferdinand Waititu’s move to seek for the reversal of a the Supreme Court ruling that granted him Nairo...

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Leaders express mixed reactions to Justice Phillip Tunoi’s verdict

By Wangui Ngechu,

Leaders from both sides of the political divide have expressed mixed reactions to the verdict by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) special committ...

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Justice Tunoi to appear before JSC team over Sh200m bribery claims

By Francis Gachuri,

Embattled Supreme Court Judge Phillip Tunoi appears before a special team probing bribery allegations on Monday  as investigations into the allegatio...

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Mutunga says Judiciary becoming synonymous with graft

By Wangui Ngechu,

Chief Justice Dr. Willy Mutunga has decried massive corruption in the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). Speaking during the launch of Wajibu Wetu ...

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