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Judiciary suspends all hiring over budget cuts

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Chief Justice Martha Koome. [James Wanzala, Standard]

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) on Wednesday suspended all recruitment including the planned listing of additional Court of Appeal judges over government-wide budget cuts.

In a statement issued by Chief Justice Martha Koome, who chairs the JSC, she attributed the suspension to the government's decision to cut the Judiciary's budget by at least 15 per cent.

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