This archive report was first published on 15 August 2019.
On August 15, 2019, President Uhuru Kenyatta lifted the suspension on Supreme Court Judge Jackton Ojwang, following a tribunal's recommendation that he be reinstated to office.
The tribunal, led by Court of Appeal Judge Alnashir Visram, had found that the evidence presented against Justice Ojwang did not meet the threshold to warrant his removal from the bench.
Justice Ojwang was accused of impropriety, conflict of interest, misconduct, and breach of the judicial code of conduct. However, the tribunal declared him innocent of all four allegations.
President Kenyatta made the decision to lift Ojwang's suspension after the lapse of the constitutionally allowable timeline for appeal against the tribunal's decision.
"In accordance with the recommendations of the Tribunal, the suspension of Hon. Mr Justice Jackton Ojwang, Judge of the Supreme Court of Kenya is lifted and that Ojwang is therefore reinstated to Office and all remunerations and benefits adjusted during the term of his suspension," said President Kenyatta.
