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The judgment of the Supreme Court in Petition 23 of 2014 delivered on Monday has elicited serious debate in legal circles. The case arose from the 2013 Senatorial race in Bomet County, with the loser in those elections, Nick Salat, challenging the outcome.
The majority decision has raised furore for addressing itself to another live and extremely contentious matter, the issue of the retirement age of judges and the powers of the JSC, when in the opinion of critics, that was not one of the issues for determination.
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