Let JSC address claims against four Supreme Court judges fully

The Judiciary has sailed into choppy waters following swirling accusations of serious misconduct made against several justices of the Supreme Court. Claims that some members of the court had been bribed to dismiss an election petition against the Wajir governor have been followed by a formal petition to the Judicial Service Commission, seeking the removal of four judges.

The petition seeks removal of Justices Njoki Ndung’u, Smokin Wanjala Mohamed Ibrahim and J B Ojwang and claims that bribes were paid to influence the petition. It also alleges improper contact between people interested in the petition and members of the bench. The petition further sucks in a number of senior members of the Somali community in government, alleging that these participated in the improper contact and were involved in arranging the bribery.