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Magistrates oppose Judicial Service Commission's hiring criteria

Kenya; A move by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to lock out serving magistrates from applying for 66 senior positions advertised in daily newspapers on Friday has sparked disquiet in the Judiciary.

JSC invited applications for six slots of chief magistrate and 60 slots for senior resident magistrate, but directed that only those not serving in the Judiciary are eligible to apply.

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