CJ Koome picks bench to hear petitions seeking her removal

Chief Justice Martha Koome addressing during the Selection Panel for the Recruitment of Nominees for Appointment as the Chairperson and Members of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) swearing in at the Supreme Court in Nairobi on January 31, 2025. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

A three-judge bench comprising Justices Charles Kariuki, Lawrence Mugambi, and Bahati Mwamuye has been appointed to hear consolidated petitions seeking the removal of Chief Justice Martha Koome and all other Supreme Court judges

When the parties appeared before High Court Deputy Registrar Emmie Chelule, she confirmed that Chief Justice Koome had empanelled the three-judge bench to hear and determine the petitions aimed at blocking their removal.