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Reprieve for JSC as Appeals court lifts order stopping judges hiring

President Uhuru Kenyatta flanked by CJ Martha Koome and Attorney-Genera Kihara Kariuki (far-right). [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

The Court of Appeal has lifted orders that had stopped the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) from hiring new judges.

Justices Wanjiru Karanja, Agnes Murgor, and Imaana Laibuta unanimously ruled that Justice Anthony Mrima erred by issuing the orders.

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