President Uhuru Kenyatta’s proposal to dismiss six judges has been justified by lawyer David Matsanga. Matsanga remarked today on KBC TV that the President was merely acting in accordance with the Constitution. Article 166, which governs the nomination of the Chief Justice, Deputy Chief Justice, and judges, was referenced by him.
The law says “each judge of a superior court shall be appointed from among persons who … have a high moral character, integrity, and impartiality.”
Matsanga said, “Uhuru is empowered under this section to consider these points.” The rejected lawyers, on the other hand, have not been informed of the reasons for their rejection. Uhuru did not write the Constitution, according to Matsanga, but he chose to follow it.
