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Union wants CJ Maraga refrained from suspending judges

Chief Justice David Maraga. [Standard]

Kenya Judges and Magistrates Association (KJMA) has challenged the constitutionality of some paragraphs of the Judicial Service Act, 2011 that give Chief Justice powers to suspend them.

The judges filed a petition yesterday at the Nairobi High Court seeking orders to suspend the implementation of some provisions of the Act by Judicial Service Commission (JSC).

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