One of the advantages of having studied the goings-on in the corridors of power over several years is that you come to detect certain typical behavioural patterns very quickly. And this enables you to make a fairly accurate assessment at a time when others still insis

The Chief Justice has moved to end simmering discontent among Judiciary staff over salaries by suspending the new pay awarded to magistrates. Dr Willy Mutunga blocked the increase until a committee he set up comes up with ways to harmonise salaries. The CJ appointed M

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) grilled a senior officer in the State Law Office in camera during the ongoing judge’s interviews. The commission’s acting chairperson, Christine Mango, asked the media and members of the public to leave the venue of in

Chief justice Willy Mutunga and his deputy might not have a salary for July if the Treasury does not approve a proposal sent to it by the Judicial Service Commission. The JSC came up with a proposed salary for justice Mutunga, his deputy Nancy Baraza and the five Supr

The lawyer representing the six women groups that had gone to court to obtain an order to stop the swearing of the five Supreme Court Judges engaged the court in arithmetic to prove how the nominations did not reflect gender balance. The case that is now before a three Bench Judge, took off yeste

President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga are set to meet this week to finalize discussions on the appointment of the new Attorney General, as Amos Wako prepares for exit in six weeks. Top aides of the two principals are arranging a meeting in which the two wil

Kenyan law is a misbegotten practice based on such abstract concepts as representational theory of truth, neutrality, universality and legitimacy. The content of such concepts responds to the Western cultural tradition but makes little sense to us.  The reformist

High Court judge Philomena Mwilu will not disqualify herself from a case challenging the appointment of Supreme Court judges; a court ruled yesterday. A three-judge bench dismissed the application which had sought disqualification of the judge over claims that there w