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JSC team rigged me out of the CJ position: Ngatia

Senior Counsel Fredrick Ngatia at the Supreme Court building when he was interviewed for the position of Chief Justice on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

Opinion is divided within the legal circles on the choice of Lady Justice Martha Koome as Chief Justice as some candidates cried foul over the selection process.

Fred Ngatia alleged that he was rigged out through collusion of some Judicial Service commissioners who altered the final scores to lock him and other candidates from succeeding Justice David Maraga.

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