Chief Registrar of Judiciary Mrs Gladys Shollei Wednesday fought back allegations of misconduct levelled against her by the Judicial Service Commission. Mrs Shollei opened her defence during the JSC proceedings at the Supreme Court Buildings by questioning the commission’s jurisdiction in taking action against her. Through her lawyer, Donald Kipkorir, she also questioned the provisions of the laws JSC was relying on to press the case against her. The proceedings were held behind closed doors after JSC rejected her request for a public hearing, which she had argued would guarantee transparency and public confidence in judicial institutions. After JSC rejected her preliminary objections, the chairman, Chief Justice Willy Mutunga, rescheduled to Friday the hearing of her defence. On Thursday Shollei will meet the National Assembly’s Budget and Appropriations Committee. Separately in Parliament yesterday, Speaker Justin Muturi allowed a petition to the National Assembly seeking to have the six JSC commissioners investigated with a view to removing them from office. The commissioners facing the parliamentary probe are Ahmednassir Abdullahi, Samuel Kobia, Christine Mango, Mohammed Warsame, Emily Ominde and Florence Mwangangi.
Posted on: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 03:47:28 +0000
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