Justice Njoki Ndung'u of the apex court issued orders stopping the replacement of Rawal until an appeal she filed before the court is heard and determined. The Supreme Court Friday stopped the recruitment of the Deputy Chief Justice hours after Court of Appeal ruled that Justices Kalpana Rawal and Philip Tunoi must retire at 70 . The bench is comprised of the Chief Justice, herself, Tunoi, judges Jackton Ojwang’, Mohamed Ibrahim, Smokin Wanjala and Njoki Ndung’u. But in essence, Rawal's case at the Supreme Court might collapse before it starts. The orders were issued despite JSC, through lawyer Manssur Issa writing to the court contesting the issuance of any orders being issued before they are heard.

Source: The Star May 27, 2016 10:37 UTC