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Uhuru, Maraga standoff that threatens to derail JSC work

President Uhuru Kenyatta chats with Chief Justice David Maraga after the swearing-in of new judges of the High Court at State House, Nairobi on 19th December, 2016.

The tussle between President Uhuru Kenyatta and Chief Justice David Maraga over the Judicial Service Commission membership has put the Executive and the Judiciary in a warpath that is threatening to hamper operations at the courts.

At the heart of the matter is Maraga’s failure to swear in three new JSC members appointed by President Kenyatta unless appellate judge Mohammed Warsame’s name is gazetted.

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