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Lawyers to Uhuru: You've no option but to appoint judges

Justice David Maraga (left) and President Uhuru Kenyatta (centre) in a past function: Lawyers view the president's refusal to appoint new judges as an extension of the war against the Judiciary by the Executive and the Legislative arms of the government. [File, Standard]

Senior lawyers yesterday said President Uhuru Kenyatta’s failure to appoint 41 new judges capped a worrying trend to undermine the independence of the Judiciary, coming days after its budget was slashed drastically.

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