Judicial Service Commission and Chief Justice must independently purge graft in Courts

Lately, the Judiciary has been under intense pressure and criticism from the Executive, the DPP, the DCI and some sections of the political class. They insist that courts have become complicit in defeating the fight against corruption in Kenya.

This was laid bare recently during a multi-sectoral anti-corruption conference when the DPP, Noordin Haji, wondered how a governor who has been charged with murder — in a case which, according to him, has compelling evidence — can be given bail and allowed to go back to his office to frustrate and fire members of staff not willing to ‘tow the line’, and also interfere with witnesses.