There is a vacancy for 3 positions. This is probably the only time in history that there will be these many vacancies in the 7 judge bench unless they increase the size of the court. At least one of the occupants will have to be a woman though I can imagine there will be lobbying to have two so that the ratio will meet the constitutional threshold of no more than two thirds.

The positions will be highly contested. There will be pressure to balance not only gender but also ethnic diversity. The big unrepresented communities are Kamba and Kalenjin. The JSC would also be wise to consider promotion from within current judges otherwise they may get protests from within the Judiciary if all the big appointments go to outsiders. There are 26 Court of Appeal judges and 83 High Court judges so there will be many applicants from there.

So who are the front runners?

Githu Muigai?
Miguna Miguna?
Grand Mulla?
Abdikadir Mohammed?
Isaac Lenaola?
Mumbi Ngugi?
Martha Koome?
Agnes Murgor?

Betty Murungi ama? I think she is also up there. I think the competition for the women seat(s) will be very stiff.

Muite is past 70.

orengo

Paul Kihara?

Most likely...

The tragedy is...everyone wants their own.. Who will be for Kenya?

the govna appointment was not appreciated universally

so far the list in wazua consist of mostly politicians and or celebrity judges. some of the names being mentioned here (especially from the judiciary) are only being mentioned because they have handled 'high profile' cases and thus have become 'household' names - celebs.

there is for example a name that almost everyone will mention as the best judge ever to the extent that it has become conventional wisdom that they are the best thing since stockskenya became wazua. but if you were to ask most of those who have handled matters before them to give an honest opinon...wacha tu.

talk by who? you?

Surely you just made that up, my be discussed it over drinks jana