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Why our lawyers won’t speak loudly on graft in the Judiciary

Chief Justice Martha Koome spoke during the launch of the State of the Judiciary Annual report 2020-2021 at the Supreme Court building on November 18, 2021. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

I do not wish to pre-judge the veracity or otherwise of the allegations implied by the viral video relating to Justice Said Chitembwe. I understand there is a valid complaint about his conduct before the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) and one hopes that sooner than later, the judge will get his day in a proper forum.

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