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CJ Koome to appoint three judges to determine car grant dispute with SRC

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Chief Justice Martha Koome.[Silas Otieno,Standard]

A fight between judges and the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) over car grants has been referred to Chief Justice Martha Koome to empanel a bench to determine it.

High Court Judge Lawrence Mugambi ruled that the dispute can only be determined by a bench of three judges since it raises weighty constitutional issues relating to independence of the judiciary and who should determine what benefits judges are entitled to.

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