Lobby claims plot to harm CJ Koome, supreme judges
Kenya Magistrates and Judges Association President Justice Stephen Radido addresses journalists on June 16, 2024 at the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi.
The lobby asked the petitioners to allow the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), the body responsible for hiring and firing judges, to do its work without intimidation or threats.
In a statement, KMJA president and High Court judge Stephen Radido asked the JSC to stand firm and handle the two petitions seeking the removal of the Apex court judges in line with the law.
Judges and magistrates have claimed that recent social media posts and the alleged withdrawal of police officers attached to Chief Justice Martha Koome are part of a coordinated attack on the Supreme Court.
The Kenya Magistrates and Judges Association (KMJA) on Thursday claimed that there have also been subtle threats by a section of lawyers to physically harm the seven judges of the Supreme Court, in a bid to intimidate them and anyone handling petitions seeking their removal from office.
