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The Supreme Court is made up of seven judges: the Chief Justice, who is the President of the Court, the Deputy Chief Justice, who is the Vice-president of the Court, and five other judges. Like all other judges of the superior courts in Kenya, Judges of the Supreme Court - including the Chief Justice - serve until mandatory retirement at 70 years.
The Supreme Court is the highest court in Kenya, and all other courts are bound by its decisions. It is established under Article 163 of the Constitution as the final arbiter and interpreter of the Constitution.
2.1.2 Judges. 2.1.3 Dissent. 3 2021. ... The opinions delivered by the Supreme Court of Kenya since its inception are outlined below 2011. Election Date. Decision
In November 2013, Justice Isaac Lenaola was appointed as a Judge of the "Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone". In this capacity, he is involved in commutation of sentences, reviews and retrials from the former "Special Court for Sierra Leone". In the past, he is the chairman of the "Kenya Magistrates and Judges Association".
He was one of the six judges who dismissed the petition on March 30, 2013. On June 16, 2016, Dr. Willy Mutunga who had served as the Chief Justice since June 2011 opted for early retirement and named Justice Ibrahim - the senior-most of the Judges left in the Court - as the acting President of the Supreme Court pending the recruitment of a ...
Justice William Ouko is a Kenyan lawyer and Judge with a wealth of experience in judicial and administrative service spanning over 34 years. He is currently serving as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Kenya. He was nominated by the Judicial Service Commission for the seat of a Judge of the Supreme Court on 5 May 2021.
In September 2017, he was one of four judges who voted to nullify President Uhuru Kenyatta's win in the August 2017 presidential election. [6] On September 5, he was one of the judges of the Supreme Court Of Kenya to uphold the election of Dr. William Samoei Ruto as the president-elect of Kenya where Raila (the Petitioner) was against his win. [7]
On 15 January 2013, the board cleared the following judges after fresh vetting: [16] Supreme Court Judge Mohammed Ibrahim; Court of Appeal Judge Roselyn Nambuye; The following High Court judges were declared unfit to serve in the judiciary: Muga Apondi; Abida Ali Aroni; Lady Justice Mary Kasango of the High Court was found fit to serve.