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JSC petitioned for lacking male magistrate, female High Court Judge representatives

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Chief Justice Martha Koome chats with the new Commissioner to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) Omwansa Ombati at the Supreme Court building on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has never had a male magistrate or female High Court Judge representative, in its 14 years of its existence.

A fresh case filed by a human rights lobby group Sheria Mtaani and lawyer Daniel Kabue indicates that since 2010, magistrates have voted only for female colleagues while High Court Judges have elected male representatives in the commission.

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