Nairobi — The Judicial Service Commission on Wednesday questioned Lady Justice Martha Koome over an ex-parte hearing of a poll-related petition in 2017 slated way past the set court operation hours without the authorization of the Chief Justice.
Justice David Manjanja, a commissioner, raised the issue noting Koome was part of the bench that heard and determined a case overturning a High Court ruling which had held that Returning Officers hired by IEBC were irregularly recruited and could not, therefore, oversee the 2017 election.
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