From left: Patrick Gichohi, Professor Olive Mugenda and Attorney-General Kihara Kariuki after they were sworn in as members of the Judicial Service Commission on November 21, 2018 at the Supreme Court. PHOTO | FRANCIS NDERITU | NATION MEDIA GROUP
The problem with the commission entertaining petty complaints and throwing judges under the bus at the slightest opportunity is that it is not just personal careers and reputations that end up getting hurt.
The image of the Judiciary, as an institution, suffers as well.
In the latest controversy over President Uhuru Kenyatta’s refusal to appoint 41 judges, the JSC is letting down the Judiciary again.
Our Judiciary still has an image problem, no doubt.
Its leadership includes a Deputy Chief Justice who spends her time at work hearing cases from the bench and worrying about the next one in which she is herself in the dock.
