Supreme Court gets judges, magistrates backing in JSC battle

Supreme court judges during a presidential petition at the supreme court. [File, Standard]

Judges and magistrates have backed cases filed by their seven colleagues at the Supreme Court who have sued the Judicial Service Commission over petitions filed to remove them from office.

Through their umbrella body, Kenya Magistrates and Judges Association (KMJA) argued that Chief Justice Martha Koome, her deputy Philomena Mwilu and Justices Mohamed Ibrahim, Smokin Wanjala, Njoki Ndung'u, Isaac Lenaola and William Ouko have a right to approach the High Court to fight for their rights.