This archive report was first published on 27 July 2021.
On July 26, 2021, Chief Justice Martha Koome and the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) sought the dismissal of a case challenging President Uhuru Kenyatta's decision to reject the nomination of six judges.
The case, filed by Katiba Institute, was deemed by the CJ and JSC as 'bad law, fatally defective and an abuse of the process.'
However, Law Society of Kenya President Nelson Havi has slammed the CJ's move, accusing her of siding with the Executive and failing to protect the Judiciary.
'CJ Martha Koome is not being bullied. She is being held accountable. She has undermined elected leaders of bodies that are key players in the justice sector,' Havi tweeted.
He added that the CJ has 'gone to bed with the Executive and failed to protect the Judiciary.'
