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2019: Year of mixed fortunes for the Judiciary

Chief Justice David Maraga. [File, Standard]

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) set a record this year by allowing a petition alleging gross violations of the Constitution against the Chief Justice to proceed to full hearing.

In exercise of its mandate to promote the independence and accountability of the Judiciary, Chief Justice David Maraga was directed by the commission to file his response to the petition within 14 days, making him first CJ to be grilled.

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