Why Supreme Court wants a three-judge panel to hear its case against JSC

Lawyer Ishmael Nyaribo (left) congratulated the new Commissioner to the Judicial service Commission (JSC) Omwansa Ombati (second from right) as Chief Justice Martha Koome looks on at the Supreme court building on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

Judges and magistrates have supported Supreme Court judges' plea for Chief Justice Martha Koome to appoint a three-judge bench to hear their cases against the Judicial Service Commission (JSC).

The Kenya Magistrates and Judges Association (KMJA), in court submissions filed by Kiragu Wathuta before High Court Judge Lawrence Mugambi, argued that the cases filed by Chief Justice Martha Koome, her deputy Philomena Mwilu, and Justices Mohamed Ibrahim, Smokin Wanjala, Njoki Ndung'u, Isaac Lenaola, and William Ouko were unprecedented in the country.