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Impact of today's Supreme Court ruling on Kenyan judges' retirement age

Today's Supreme Court ruling on judges' retirement age will determine who will be Kenya's 15th Chief Justice after independence.

 It will either be Deputy CJ Lady Justice Kalpana Rawal or Justice Mohamed Ibrahim because of his seniority in the hierarchy of the Supreme Court. Either would serve in acting capacity as the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) begins the process of seeking a successor to Chief Justice Willy Munywoki Mutunga.

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