JSC concludes interview for supreme court judges
NAIROBI, Kenya Apr 29 - The Judicial Service Commission has announced it will name a nominee for the vacant Supreme Court judge position within the next - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke..
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The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has concluded interviews for the vacant Supreme Court judge position and will announce a nominee within seven days. The selected candidate will then be forwarded to President William Ruto for appointment.
- Five candidates were interviewed over two days.
- The vacancy at the Supreme Court arose following the death of Justice Mohamed Ibrahim in December last year.
- The JSC, led by Chief Justice Martha Koome, aims to restore the full bench of the apex court.
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