How Maraga has ‘forcefully ejected’ 14 judges from their comfort zone

Chief Justice David Maraga has transferred 14 Court of Appeal judges barely a week after he moved senior High Court judges.

In the latest changes, Lady Justice Roselyn Nambuye has been moved from Nairobi to Nyeri alongside Justice Daniel Musinga.

The two have been swapped with Justice Sankale ole Kantai and Lady Justice Fatuma Sichale.

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Others affected by the changes in Nairobi are Justice Gatembu Kairu and Lady Justice A.K. Murgor who have been moved to Malindi while justices A. Makhandia, Patrick Kiage and Otieno-Odek have all been moved to Kisumu.

Makhandia, Kiage and Odek have been replaced in Nairobi with Lady Justice Jamila Mohammed, Hannah Okwengu and Erastus Githinji.

Justice Kairu and Murgor have been replaced by Lady Justices Wanjiru Karanja and Martha Koome, who now move from Malindi to Nairobi.

In a statement on Monday, deputy director public affairs and communication Catherine Wambui said the redeployment is normal and routine.

“The deployment has been done by the Hon Chief Justice in consultation with the President of the Court of Appeal,” Wambui said.

According to the Court of Appeal Transfer Policy, appellate judges are required to serve in one station for a period of two years only.

Wambui, however, said Justice Alnashir Visram and Justice Phillip Waki will remain at their current stations “owing to their impending retirement later in the year”.

Visram serves in Malindi while Waki is in Nairobi.

Justice Githinji is also due for retirement later in the year but he was moved from Kisumu to Nairobi.

Justices Mohammed Warsame, Kathurima M’Inoti, and Appellate Court president William Ouko will remain in their Nairobi station.

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