Judicial Service Commission threatens to expose those dropped for CJ job in Kenya

Judiciary Service Commission Lawyer Njoroge responds to an application by Human Rights Lawyer Waikwa Wanyoike at the Mombasa High Court in Mombasa County on Tuesday 23rd August 2016. The Human Rights Activists want the High Court to stop the process of Interviews in the Chief Justice position and want the whole process of shortlisting done afresh. (PHOTO: KELVIN KARANI/ STANDARD)

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) yesterday threatened to make public personal details of applicants dropped in race for Judiciary positions.

Civil society groups have sued the JSC in a bid to stop the ongoing recruitment for the positions of chief justice, deputy chief justice and Supreme Court judge.