Kenyan Chief Justice reshuffles the Judiciary.

[Kenyan]

HIGH COURT/ INDUSTRIAL COURT/ LAND & ENVIRONMENT COURT
Jan 10, 2013​

COURT OF APPEAL


I Malindi
1. Justice Alnashir Visram
2. Justice Asike Makhandia
3. Justice Prof Otieno Odek


II. Kisumu
4. Justice Daniel Maraga
5. Justice Fatuma Sichale
6. Justice Sankale Ole Kantai
7. Justice Festus Azangalala


III. Nyeri
8. Justice Martha Koome
9. Justice John Mwera
10. Justice Patrick Kiage
11. Justice Mohammed Warsame


IV. Nairobi
12. Justice Erastus Githinji – Ag. President
13. Justice Onyango Otieno
14. Justice Kihara Kariuki
15. Justice Wanjiru Karanja
16. Justice Roselyne Nambuye
17. Justice Kalpana Rawal
18. Justice GBM Kariuki
19. Justice Daniel Musinga
20. Justice Philomena Mwilu
21. Justice William Ouko
22. Justice Agnes Murgor
23. Justice Kathurima M’inoti
24. Justice Stephen Kairu
25. Justice Jamila Mohammed
26. Justice Hannah Okwengu – On Study Leave
27. Justice Philip Waki – On Sabbatical Leave


I Criminal Division
1. Justice Msagha Mbogholi – Principal Judge of the High Court
2. Justice Fred Ochieng
3. Justice Florence Muchemi
4. Justice Lydia Achode
5. Justice Roseline Korir


II. Family Division
1. Justice Luka Kimaru – Head
2. Justice Musyoka William Musya


III. Land & Environment Division
1. Justice Pauline Nyamweya – Head
2. Justice Lucy Nyambura Gacheru
3. Justice John Mutungi
4. Justice Mary Muthoni Gichumbi


IV. Judicial Review Division
1. Justice Weldon Korir -- Head
2. Justice George Odunga


V. Civil Division
1. Justice Hatari Waweru – Head
2. Justice David Onyancha
3. Justice Rose Ougo


VI. Commercial & Admiralty Division
1. Justice George Kanyi Kimondo – Head
2. Justice Eric Ogolla
3. Justice Jonathan Havelock
4. Justice Alfred Mabeya
5. Justice Jacqueline Kamau


VII. Constitutional Division
1. Justice Isaac Lenaola – Head
2. Justice Mumbi Ngugi
3. Justice David Majanja


VIII. Industrial Court
1. Justice Mathews Nderi Nduma – Principal Judge
2. Justice Monica Mbaru
3. Justice Marete Njagi
4. Justice Maurine Onyango
5. Justice James Rika
6. Justice Linet Ndolo
7. Justice Nzioki wa Makau


IX. Mombasa
1. Justice Maureen Odero – Resident Judge
2. Justice Mary Kasango (On study leave)
3. Justice Richard Mwongo
4. Justice Grace Nzioka
5. Justice Martin Muya Mati
6. Justice Francis Tuiyot
7. Justice Edward Muriithi
8. Justice Samwel Mukunya – Land & Environment
9. Justice Stephen Radido -- Industrial
10. Justice Onesmus Ndumbuthi Makau – Industrial


X. Nakuru
1. Justice Mathew Emukule – Resident judge
2. Justice Abigail Mshila
3. Justice Lucy Waithaka – Land & Environment


XI. Eldoret
1. Justice Hellen Omondi – Resident Judge
2. Justice Grace Ngenye
3. Justice Silas Munyao – Land & Environment


XII. Kisumu
1. Justice Abida Ali-Aroni – Resident Judge
2. Justice Hilary Chemitei
3. Justice Anthony Kaniaru– Land & Environment
4. Justice Hellen Wasilwa – Industrial


XIII. Kisii
1. Justice Ruth Sitati – Resident Judge
2. Justice Aggrey Muchelule
3. Justice Samson Okong’o – Land & Environment


XIV. Kitale
1. Justice Joseph Karanja – Resident Judge
2. Justice Elija Obaga – Land & Environment


XV. Machakos
1. Justice Lilian Mutende – Resident Judge
2. Justice Beatrice Jaden


XVI. Busia
1. Justice Roselyn Wendo – Resident Judge
2. Justice Stephen Kibunja – Land & Environment


XVII. Kakamega
1. Justice Said Chitembwe – Resident Judge
2. Justice George Dulu


XVIII. Kerugoya
1. Justice Cecilia Githua – Resident Judge
2. Justice Boaz Olao – Land & Environment


XIX. Meru
1. Justice Muga Apondi – Resident Judge
2. Justice Jessie Lesiit
3. Justice Aaron Makau
4. Justice Peter Muchoki Njoroge – Land & Environment


XX. Homa Bay
1. Justice Esther Nyambura Maina – Resident Judge


XXI. Bungoma
1. Justice Francis Gikonyo – Resident Judge
2. Justice Anne Omollo – Land & Environment


XXII. Malindi
1. Justice Christine Meoli – Resident Judge
2. Justice Oscar Angote – Land & Environment


XXIII. Nyeri
1. Justice James Wakiaga – Resident Judge
2. Justice Byram Ongaya – Industrial
3. Justice Jorum Abuodha -- Industrial
4. Justice Anthony Obwayo – Land & Environment


XXIV. Garissa
Justice Stella Mutuku – Resident Judge


XXV. Embu
Justice Hedwig Ong’undi – Resident Judge


XXVI. Murang’a
Justice Jairus Ngaah – Resident Judge


XXVII. Kericho
Justice James Mutava – Resident Judge


XXVIII. Head, Judiciary Transformation Secretariat/ Ag. Director, Judiciary Training Institute
Justice Joel Ngugi

 

[Ab-Titchaz]

CJ shuffles Judges

Kenya Chief Justice Willy Mutunga.

By Beatrice Obwocha

NAIROBI, KENYA: Chief Justice Willy Mutunga on Thursday reshuffled judges and decentralised the Court of Appeal to three towns in a bid to ease backlog of cases.

The Court of Appeal will now permanently sit in Kisumu, Nyeri and Mombasa.

Dr Mutunga also announced the appointment of five new heads of High Court divisions as well as resident judges for six stations across the country to replace those appointed to the Court of Appeal.

In the changes, Mutunga announced that three Court of Appeal Judges will sit in Mombasa, saying they will be based in Malindi where the judiciary has an ultra-modern building.

Appellate judges posted to Mombasa are Justice Alnashir Visram, Justice Asike Makhandia and Justice Prof Otieno Odek.

Court of Appeal judges who will serve in Kisumu are Justices Daniel Maraga, Fatuma Sichale, Sankale Ole Kantai and Festus Azangalala.

Appellate Judges Martha Koome, John Mwera, Patrick Kiage Mohammed Warsame have been posted to Nyeri.

Mutunga left 16 judges at the Court of Appeal in Nairobi. They area Justices Erastus Githinji, Onyango Otieno, Kihara Kariuki, Wanjiru Karanja, Roselyne Nambuye, Kalpana Rawal, GBM Kariuki, Daniel Musinga, Philomena Mwilu, William Ouko, Agnes Murgor, Kathurima M'inoti, Stephen Kairu, Jamila Mohammed, Hannah Okwengu and Philip Waki.

Dr Mutunga also appointed Justice Prof Joel Ngugi as acting director of the Judiciary Training Institute in addition to his role as the Head of the Judiciary Transformation Secretariat.

The CJ also appointed new heads of High Court divisions.

Justice Luka Kimaru has been appointed to Head the Family division, Justice Isaac Lenaola is in charge of Constitutional Division while Justice Msagha Mbogholi, who is the Principal Judge of the High Court, will be in charge of the Criminal division.

Justice Pauline Nyamweya has been appointed to head the Land and Environment division, Justice Weldon Korir heads the Judicial Review Division while Justice Hatari Waweru will be in charge of Civil Division.

Commercial and Admiralty Division will be headed by Justice George Kanyi Kimondo while Industrial Court head is Justice Mathews Nderi Nduma.

The CJ said it was necessary to reorganise operations in the Judiciary in order to ensure continued access to and expeditious delivery of justice

"The recent appointment of eight High Court judges to the Court of Appeal, as well as determinations by the Judges and Magistrates Vetting Board, have created capacity constraints in the Judiciary," he said.

He also announced that the Court of Appeal will meet on February 18 to elect their President as well as pick their representative to the Judicial Service Commission.

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[Mwita Maranya]

Nadhani mahakama zetu za Tanzania zinapaswa kubadilika. Chief Justice wetu Mohamed Chande Othman asione uvivu kwenda kujifunza kwa Dr. Mutunga ili aweze kuboresha huduma za kimahakama hapa kwetu.

 

[MsemajiUkweli]

What's the point of going to learn to a country and ministry rife with corruption and Abuse of position in power. Hicho wanachokiboresha tayari Tanzania inacho kwenye mahakama zake.



The board vetting Kenya's judges has, in a majority decision, determined that a High Court judge is unfit to continue serving on the bench because of the way she handled a case pitting three insurance companies against thousands of claimants.
The Judges and Magistrates Vetting Board announced on Friday, August 3, it made the determination on Jeanne Wanjiku Gacheche in a 8-1 decision. It also announced that three other High Court judges should continue to serve on the bench. These include Judge Amraphael Mbogholi Masgha, who is the Principal Judge of the High Court, a position he was elected to by other High Court judges. Others who were cleared on Friday are Judges Jessie Wanjiku Lessit and Wanjiru Karanja.
In Gacheche's case the Board concluded that she was not suitable to continue serving as a judge because she issued blanket orders in favor of the insurance companies over a period of two years without considering the impact of such orders. The Board said the orders, issued ex-parte, lasted for long stretches of time over the two-year period.
"The orders had a devastating effect on thousands of claimants and a large number of lawyers and eroded public confidence in the judicial process," said the Board in astatement announcing its decision. "She has shown little capacity for introspection and acknowledgement of the seriousness of her indefensible judicial conduct in the insurance matters."

Article from open society foundation.

 

[Kabaridi]

What's the point of going to learn to a country and ministry rife with corruption and Abuse of position in power. Hicho wanachokiboresha tayari Tanzania inacho kwenye mahakama zake.



The board vetting Kenya’s judges has, in a majority decision, determined that a High Court judge is unfit to continue serving on the bench because of the way she handled a case pitting three insurance companies against thousands of claimants.
The Judges and Magistrates Vetting Board announced on Friday, August 3, it made the determination on Jeanne Wanjiku Gacheche in a 8-1 decision. It also announced that three other High Court judges should continue to serve on the bench. These include Judge Amraphael Mbogholi Masgha, who is the Principal Judge of the High Court, a position he was elected to by other High Court judges. Others who were cleared on Friday are Judges Jessie Wanjiku Lessit and Wanjiru Karanja.
In Gacheche’s case the Board concluded that she was not suitable to continue serving as a judge because she issued blanket orders in favor of the insurance companies over a period of two years without considering the impact of such orders. The Board said the orders, issued ex-parte, lasted for long stretches of time over the two-year period.
“The orders had a devastating effect on thousands of claimants and a large number of lawyers and eroded public confidence in the judicial process,” said the Board in astatement announcing its decision. “She has shown little capacity for introspection and acknowledgement of the seriousness of her indefensible judicial conduct in the insurance matters.”

Article from open society foundation.

the problem is anything good can never come from Kenya. There exists few 'ngorokos' lol ..that r out to ensure nothing good is ever reported from kenya and especially MT. kenya region.

The other problem is whatever good kenya does tz has already a better one. Tz will never learn from anywhere other than outside the continent.

 

[Ab-Titchaz]

Nadhani mahakama zetu za Tanzania zinapaswa kubadilika. Chief Justice wetu Mohamed Chande Othman asione uvivu kwenda kujifunza kwa Dr. Mutunga ili aweze kuboresha huduma za kimahakama hapa kwetu.

...na hilo swala la kuvaa herini je?...:confused2: