Kenya: High Court Quashes JSC Notices Against Seven Supreme Court Judges

On October 2 in Nairobi, Kenya, the High Court quashed notices issued by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) against seven Supreme Court judges. The notices had required the judges to respond to various complaints seeking their removal from office.

The court based its ruling on the finding that the Judicial Service Commission failed to conduct the mandatory preliminary assessment before initiating the removal process against the judges.