13 lawyers now seek removal of CJ Koome, all Supreme Court judges
Supreme Court judges (from left) Isaac Lenaola, Dr Smokin Wanjala, Philomena Mwilu, Chief Justice Martha Koome, the late Mohamed Ibrahim, Njoki Ndung'u and William Ouko.
This is the second petition, seeking the removal of the entire bench of the Supreme Court after former Law Society of Kenya (LSK) president Nelson Havi filed a similar case on January 13 before the JSC.
Mr Havi is equally accusing the Supreme Court judges of alleged gross misconduct.
The looming crisis in the Judiciary has escalated, with 13 advocates filing a fresh petition seeking the removal of all seven judges in the Supreme Court, as the highest court in the land warns lawyers against honouring a strike threat.
On Tuesday, 13 advocates working at Ahmednasir Abdullahi Advocates LLP filed their petition before the Judicial Service Commission, accusing the seven most powerful judges in Kenya, including Chief Justice Martha Koome, of misconduct by banning them from appearing before the Supreme Court.
