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Storm as JSC order 38 judges including Supreme Court Judge to retire having clocked 70 yrs.
Kenya: Senior judges have been ordered to retire in a controversial decision that has sparked protests against the Judicial Service Commission (JSC).

The row centres around two conflicting constitutional requirements over the retirement age that affects 38 judges.

Already, three senior judges have received letters informing them that they are to retire after reaching the age of 70, as required by the new Constitution.

However, some of them argue that since they were hired under the old Constitution, which gave the retirement age as 74, they should be allowed to continue serving as agreed by the JSC in 2011.

They say officials have ignored JSC’s own recommendations and are now humiliating them. They have cited what they say is obvious double standards on the matter.

Those who have received the letters asking them to vacate office on their 70th birthday include Supreme Court judge Philip Tunoi, Appeal Court judge John Mwera and High Court judge David Onyancha.

Appeal Court judge Onyango Otieno, said he received a retirement notice in September last year, informing him he would retire at 74.

Moi was "Kanu" and Jubilee is Kanu re-loaded. IMHO I see little difference.

Waende nyumbani, when will young people get an opportunity to serve, if elderly people want to serve for life?

@coobull n @jerry wachanga ikauke na pia toa mbegu
This purely a JSC and Mutungi decision nothing to do with Uhuruto n Jubilee Coalition.

Granted we would have wished to appoint Gladys Boss Shollei to replace the studded one lakini this activist Katiba does not allow

These are purely succession siasa za judicially

Moi na Jubilee wamekuwa JSC? Clearly there are people who still live in te 90s hii wazua