The Law Society of Kenya has cleared Tom Ojienda to contest for the Judicial Service Commission elections after a bitter row over his tax compliance. They include Tom Ojienda, Njeru Macharia, Ongoto Charles Mongare, Gatundu Alex Irungu, and Irungu Gathii,” Wambua said in the notice. The move comes after KRA awarded an Sh444 million tax bill to Ojienda before they can issue him with a Tax Clearance Certificate just days to the JSC polls. Read: Ojienda heads to Supreme court after losing tax compliant certificate caseThe certificate is one of the requirements needed to take part in the polls. Last month, Ojienda said DPP Noordin Haji was being used to ensure he is locked out of the JSC polls.

Source: The Star February 14, 2019 08:15 UTC