Ruto Hits Ground Running, Appoints Judges Kenyatta Turned Down Kenya
predecessor Uhuru KenyattaThe judges were recommended for appointment six years ago, but Kenyatta turned them down, saying there were adverse reports against them from the intelligence service.
The Justices are Korir Weldon Kipyegon, Muchelule Aggrey Otsyula, Odunga George Vincent and Joel Mwaura Ngugi who will all become Court of Appeal judges while two others Makori Evans Kiago and Cheruiyot Omange Judith Elizabeth will join the Environment and Land Court. The delay in the appointment of the judges had caused frosty relations between the presidency and the judiciary, after former chief justice David Maraga decried the crisis caused by inadequate judges in superior courts, while Attorney-General Kihara Kariuki insisted that the insisted the president would not appoint judges with questionable character - adding that the refusal to appoint the JSC nominees was within the law.
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