Chief Justice David Maraga has made a public official announcement from the Judicial Service Commission regarding the cases facing judges.
He revealed that the the JSC had recommended that the president sets up a tribunal for Justice David Marete, Justice Martin Muya and Justice Lucy Waithaka.
Judge Njagi Marete on January 30, 2017
In a statement read by Chief Justice David Maraga, JSC on Thursday said it was satisfied that petitions filed against the three judges raised serious integrity issues that warrant their removal.
“After hearing the following 3 petitions, the Commission was satisfied that they disclosed grounds for removal under
Article 168 (1) of the Constitution and made a decision to Petition H.E. the President for the appointment of
Tribunals under Article 168 (5) of the Constitution,” said JSC.
Justice Marete is accused of gross misconduct, bias, impartiality and breach of the Constitution in a petition filed by Kenya Tea Growers Association (KTGA), Unilever, Siret and five others at the Kericho Employment & Labour Relations Court.
Justice Muya is accused of bias, abuse of office, incompetency and gross misconduct in the manner he handled a case where NIC bank had been sued by two petitioners.
For Justice Lucy Waithaka, she is accused of impropriety for issuing two conflicting judgements over the same matter
Five Magistrates have also been served and asked to respond in 14 days after they were accused of disappearance of files,temperament ,signing of release orders without security among other.
Maraga said that other cases were dismissed by the JSC as they lacked merit.