Ruto ends 3-year standoff, appoints six rejected judges
President William Ruto with the newly sworn-in Court of Appeal Judges from left Justices Joel Ngugi, Weldon Korir, Aggrey Muchelule and George Odunga at State House, Nairobi on September 14, 2022.
The dispute led to accusations that the initial list of judges had been altered, to settle scores with some who had scuttled the BBI.
Ruto said his administration will respect the independence of the Judiciary and all other institutions.
Judges Joel Ngugi, Weldon Korir, George Odunga and Aggrey Muchelule had been nominated to the Court of Appeal, and Evans Makori and Judith Omange to the Environment and Land Court.
An impasse lasting more than three years over the appointment of six judges ended yesterday when they were sworn in at State House in a ceremony witnessed by President William Ruto.
The dispute led to accusations that the initial list of judges—that then-President Uhuru Kenyatta was opposed to—had been altered, to settle scores with some who had scuttled the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) campaign to amend the Constitution.
