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President Uhuru cannot pick Chief Justice of his choice, now court declares

From right: Chief Justice Willy Mutunga, Chief Registrar of the Judiciary Ann Amadi and Deputy Chief Justice Kalpana Rawal. The CJ is set to retire on June 16. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD]

President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday suffered a blow after the High Court ruled that he will not have the leeway to pick a Chief Justice and the deputy of his choice.

The court found the President’s say on CJ’s and DCJ’s appointment was limited to just accepting a single name after it invalidated a law passed by Parliament giving him powers to pick his choice from three suggestions of nominees passed by the Judicial Service Commission’s (JSC) selection panel.

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