NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 8 – The High Court has rejected Nelson Havi’s suit seeking to stop the ongoing recruitment of judges.
In his ruling, justice Byrum Ongaya stated that the process did not breach the constitution.
Havi filed the case last month seeking to stop the interviews for several reasons.
One of them was that the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) violated the constitution by allowing the outgoing commissioner Macharia Njeru to participate in the making of major decisions.
He opined that Njeru lacked the representative legitimacy and mandate of advocates.
He argued that Njeru ceased having the representative legitimacy and mandate of advocates to the commission following the election of Omwanza Ombati who is scheduled to assume office on May 14.
Havi also argued that JSC contravened the law by failing to ensure inclusiveness and equality in the shortlisting by excluding a majority of applicants with less than 15 years of experience.
