Lawyers: Ombudsman overstepping its role on Judiciary summons

Deputy chief justice Philomena Mwilu and Chief Justice Martha Koome during the presidential petition at the supreme court,Nairobi on 2nd September 2022.[File, Standard]

The move by the ombudsman to summon the Chief Justice and other Judicial Service Commission(JSC) members has aroused mixed reactions over its mandate.

This is after the Commission on Administrative Justice, on February 28 summoned CJ Martha Koome and nine other members of the JSC to answer allegations of ignorance and neglect of the constitution.