High Court in Nairobi has barred the Judicial Service Commission from filing petitions to remove Chief Justice Martha Koome and judges at the Supreme Court
Justice Lawrence Mugambi made the ruling on Friday, February 21, just two days after a Narok court issued similar orders.
This follows a petition filed by Justice Njoki Ndung’u asking the court to stop the petition seeking the removal of the seven Supreme Court judges.
“That a conservatory order is hereby issued staying and/or suspending JSC Petition No. 35 of 2024—Dari Limited & 5 others vs Hon. Chief Justice Karambu Koome & 6 Others and JSC Petition No. 3 of 2025 Nelson Havi vs Hon. Chief Justice Martha Karambu Koome & 6 Others pending the hearing and determination of this Application inter partes,” Justice Mugambi ruled.
Havi on January 13 filed a petition seeking the removal of CJ Koome and the entire seven-judge bench of the Supreme Court including deputy Philomena Mwilu, and justices Mohamed Ibrahim, Smokin Wanjala, Njoki Ndung’u, Isaac Lenaola, and William Ouko.
The petition, submitted to the JSC, alleged gross misconduct and misbehaviour by the judges. Havi’s grievances include the Supreme Court’s decision to bar lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi and his law firm from appearing before the court, a ban issued in January last year.
In response, the JSC requested that the implicated judges provide their responses to the allegations. This started a legal fight between judges and their employer, JSC.
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