The Judicial Service Commission yesterday began hearing petitions filed against 11 judges, including Supreme Court justice Jackton Ojwang. Apart from Ojwang, the other judge who appeared yesterday before the JSC was Marsabit's Said Juma Chitembwe. The team of commissioners who questioned judge Ojwang included lawyer Mercy Deche, Appeal Court judge Mohammed Warsame and High Court judge Aggrey Muchelule. Justice Chitembwe appeared before the JSC over allegations of misconduct relating to a land case he presided over in Malindi. During the hearing before the commission yesterday, Ojwang denied the allegations levelled against him.

Source: The Star March 13, 2019 22:39 UTC