The war between Chief Justice David Maraga and President Uhuru Kenya over a directive on the organisation of government has spilled into court. Justice Maraga publicly criticised the president after the release of Executive Order No 1 of 2020, claiming that the Head of State had illegally altered the Judiciary’s organisational structure. On June 9, Maraga addressed the nation where he accused Uhuru of disregarding court orders on the appointment of 41 judges nominated by the Judicial Service Commission last year. The CJ had also repeatedly complained of being undermined by the government and threatened to boycott some State functions. But Uhuru has stuck to his guns and insisted that he will not appoint judges who have been found to have integrity issues.

Source: Standard Digital June 19, 2020 16:41 UTC