Chief Justice Willy Mutunga's decision comes hours after a former LSK
CEO filed a petition to have Justice Njoki Ndung'u removed for her
orders to stay the Court of Appeal ruling which upheld that all judges
should retire at 70. PHOTO | FILE
By SANDRA CHAO-BLASTO, schao@ke.nationmedia.com
In Summary
- Dr Willy Mutunga in his decision noted that the application was urgent and had generated a lot of public interest so it was only fair to have the hearing expedited.
- The parties are expected to appear before the registrar tomorrow for directions in anticipation of the inter-parties hearing before a 5 judge bench on Thursday.
- Former LSK chief executive Apollo Mboya filed a petition to institute proceedings to remove Supreme Court Judge Njoki Ndung'u for her orders to stay a ruling which upheld that all judges should retire at the age of 70 years.
Chief Justice (CJ) Dr Willy Mutunga has invoked his
power as the President of the Supreme Court by fast-tracking the hearing
of a case filed by Deputy Chief Justice Kalpana Rawal over the
retirement age of judges.
The case, which was initially to be heard on Friday June 24,
will now be heard on June 2 at the highest court of the land before a
five judge bench.
Dr Mutunga in his decision noted that the
application was urgent and had generated a lot of public interest,
saying it was only fair to have the hearing expedited.
“I hereby invoke my administrative powers as the
chief justice and the president of the Supreme Court to fast track the
hearing of the application,” he said on Monday.
The parties are expected to appear before the
registrar tomorrow for directions in anticipation of the inter-parties
hearing before a five-judge bench on Thursday.
The new directions by the CJ come just hours after
former LSK chief executive Apollo Mboya filed a petition to institute
proceedings to have Supreme Court Judge Njoki Ndung'u removed for her
orders to stay last week's Appellate Court ruling which upheld that all
judges should retire at the age of 70.
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