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CJ Martha Koome asks Uhuru to appoint remaining six judges

Chief Justice Martha Koome in Kisumu. [Washington Onyango, Standard]

Chief Justice Martha Koome has urged President Uhuru to appoint six of the 40 judges he rejected, saying the Judiciary is in dire need due to an increase in the backlog of cases.

She cited a scenario in 2014 when the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) recommended the appointment of 25 judges, but only 11 were appointed and would later appoint the other fourteen.

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