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Judges win round one against SRC in car grant battle

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A police officer removes vanity plates from David Maraga's official car during his retirement ceremony in 2021. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

The High Court has dismissed an application by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) to have judges car grant case referred to arbitrators.

Justices Chacha Mwita, Patricia Nyaundi and Lawrence Mugambi unanimously agreed that the High Court has powers to entertain the case filed by Peter Gachuiri seeking to compel the government to reinstate car grants to judges.

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