Members of the bench are in a court of their own

I read recently that Lady Justice Joyce Aluoch had been appointed a judge of the International Criminal Court at The Hague, a significant achievement for the second woman to serve in Kenya's High Court.

The development got me thinking about my interactions and run-ins over the years with top members of the Judiciary, a class of Kenyans that is feared, admired and respected in almost equal measure. My association with members of the Bench closely mirrors this ambivalence among members of society.