Heartbreak for six judges as Uhuru rejects their appointment

President Uhuru Kenyatta addresses the Nation during the 58th Madraka Day celebrations at Jomo Kenyatta International Stadium Kiusmu on June 1, 2021. [Collins Oduor, Standard]

President Uhuru Kenyatta has turned down the nomination of six judges to the Court of Appeal and the Environment and Lands Court.

In a special issue of the Kenya Gazette published yesterday, the President appointed 34 of the 40 candidates nominated by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to the Court of Appeal, Environment and Lands Court, and the Employment and Labour Relations Court.