JSC Suspends Supreme Court Judges’ Removal Petitions
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) will not hear requests for the removal of the Chief Justice or Supreme Court judges.
JSC Vice Chair Isack Rutto cited temporary court orders preventing the commission from proceeding with the three petitions filed before it.
The JSC’s decision not to proceed with the petition hearings provides a temporary sigh of relief to the Chief Justice and Supreme Court judges.
This decision came following a day-long meeting on Tuesday, during which the commission resolved to follow court orders secured by the besieged justices to postpone their removal through JSC proceedings.
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JSC will not hear petitions against CJ and Supreme Court judges
JSC cites interim court orders in decision on Supreme Court
Several Supreme Court judges obtained court orders against JSC#JKLive @AyubAbdikadir pic.twitter.com/5m3yDIruv6
In a statement, the JSC vice chair revealed that eight petitions, six of which were filed by Supreme Court justices, resulted in the granting of interim conservatory orders, which barred the JSC from further processing the cases.
If these petitions had been heard, Supreme Court judges would have had to react to claims of incompetence, misconduct, and misbehaviour.
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The Supreme Court judges filed a motion in court to halt JSC proceedings, claiming that the body lacked the constitutional authority to hear claims against them.
JSC Statement on the processing of petitions against Judges of the Supreme Court of Kenya pic.twitter.com/tgQIjaodcb
— Judicial Service Commission Kenya (JSC) (@jsckenya) February 25, 2025
Lawyers Nelson Havi and Ahmednasir Abdullahi, as well as former Rarieda MP Raphael Tuju, have filed applications to remove Supreme Court judges.
They charged the judges with serious misconduct and incompetence.
However, the Judicial Service Commission maintains that it will “defend the matters in court and assert its mandate to exercise its constitutional functions under Articles 168, 162, and 252 of the Constitution,” which outline the circumstances for judge removal, the JSC’s roles, and the commission’s independence.
JSC Suspends Supreme Court Judges’ Removal Petitions
