LSK now wants Supreme Court abolished [News Bulletin]
- 5 years ago
The Law Society of Kenya is calling for scrapping of the Supreme Court following reports of a fallout between a section of the judges and Chief Justice Willy Mutunga, who is also President of the court.
LSK President Eric Mutua said they will seek constitutional amendments to scrap the highest court in the land saying that “its role can be performed by judges selected from the Court of Appeal or by an ad-hoc Supreme Court.”
He added that scrapping the Supreme Court will benefit the country in cutting down unnecessary expenditure.
Mutua said the lawyers’ lobby will be renewing its petition placed before the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) for the removal from office of three judges of Supreme Court for ‘gross misconduct and misbehaviour’ as they have breached several Articles of the Constitution.
LSK President Eric Mutua said they will seek constitutional amendments to scrap the highest court in the land saying that “its role can be performed by judges selected from the Court of Appeal or by an ad-hoc Supreme Court.”
He added that scrapping the Supreme Court will benefit the country in cutting down unnecessary expenditure.
Mutua said the lawyers’ lobby will be renewing its petition placed before the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) for the removal from office of three judges of Supreme Court for ‘gross misconduct and misbehaviour’ as they have breached several Articles of the Constitution.