Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi’s fiery hate speech case in 2020 was one of the most high-profile matters handled by former Nakuru Principal Magistrate Isaac Orenge.
Sudi, a close ally of President William Ruto (then-DP), was accused of making inflammatory remarks against then-President Uhuru Kenyatta’s mother, Mama Ngina, sparking outrage at the height of political tensions ahead of the 2022 elections.
After surrendering to police in Eldoret, Sudi was flown to Nakuru, where he spent a week in custody before being released on a Sh500,000 cash bail, with strict orders to keep off political rallies.
Though the charges generated a national storm, he was acquitted in 2022.
Orenge, at the time, ruled that the evidence presented before the court was not enough to convict the legislator.
Now, years later, Orenge has himself been shown the door.
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The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has dismissed him from the judiciary after finding him guilty of gross misconduct in a separate matter.
In a letter to Bryan Khaemba, Kamau and Company Advocates, who had lodged a complaint, the JSC said it reviewed Orenge’s conduct in Nilestar Holdings Ltd & Another vs Millennium Plastics (2008) Ltd and three others, a commercial dispute heard in 2018.
The commission faulted him for issuing ex parte eviction orders on February 23, 2018, which led to the demolition of the premises, only to later discharge the same orders on jurisdictional grounds.
“Following the review, the commission found that a case of gross misconduct had been established and resolved to dismiss Orenge from judicial service,” read the JSC’s letter, dated July 30, 2025.
The JSC noted that the eviction orders were granted at a provisional stage without confirming that proper service had been done, an error that caused irreparable harm to one of the parties.
Orenge served in Nakuru between 2020 and 2024, where his docket featured politically charged cases like Sudi’s, before his career was cut short by the disciplinary ruling.