To the ongoing interviews for the next deputy chief justice and lawyer Isaac Rutenberg application to be the country’s next deputy chief justice was thrown out for lack of proper qualifications .Rutenberg, a lecturer at the Strathmore University has authored articles for a variety of publications and spoken at numerous conferences in Kenya, primarily focusing on practical aspects of intellectual property. Judicial Service Commission however found his PhD in organic chemistry and less than fifteen years in practicing law as reason enough to disqualify him