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Eight Kenyan magistrates 'unfit for office'

Chairman of the Kenya Judges and Magistrates Vetting Board Sharad Rao (right) and Deputy Chairperson, Judges & Magistrates Vetting Board Roseline Odede addressing the press in Nairobi on 1/1/16 Photo:BEVERLYNE MUSILI

Eight magistrates have been found unsuitable to hold office by the Judges and Magistrates Vetting Board.

At the same time, the Sharad Rao-led board gave a lifeline to High Court judge Abida Ali-Aroni after reviewing its earlier recommendation for her removal following her appeal.

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