In papers filed in court on Monday, Justice Githinji, the longest serving judge of the appellate court, says the JSC served him with a letter on January 28, notifying him that his retirement was effective July 1. When his happens, Justice Githinji says, one is deemed to have been born on January 1. Through lawyer Macharia Kahonge, he says the JSC did not grant him a hearing before issuing the letters yet the decision will adversely affect his retirement benefits. He says the move is unconstitutional and limits his fundamental rights of fair administrative action and fair hearing. JSC INDEPENDENCEThe judge further notes that an executive policy document cannot affect a decision of the JSC and the Chief Registrar of the Judiciary, an independent body, whose functions and powers are stipulated in the Constitution.

Source: Daily Nation March 25, 2019 17:23 UTC