All 13 nominated Chief Justice Candidates are women

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has shortlisted 13 candidates for the Deputy Chief Justice position.

The candidates, who are all women, were picked from a list of 15 candidates who had applied for the position to succeed Justice Kalpana Rawal.

1. Lady justice Hannah Okwengu
2. Lady justice Abida Aroni
3. Lady justice Agnes Murgor
4. Lady justice Wanjiru Karanja
5. Lady justice Philomena Mwilu
6. Lady justice Fatuma Sichale
7. Lady justice Lydia Achode
8. Lady justice Pauline Nyamweya
9. Lady justice Martha Koome
10. Lady justice Roselyne Nambuye
11. Surinder Kapila
12. Pamela Mwikali
13. Joyce Miguda

JSC also named 18 candidates for the position of Supreme Court judge out of 21 applicants.

1. Lady justice Martha Koome
2. Lady justice Agnes Murgor
3. Lady justice Wanjiru Karanja
4. Lady justice Philomena Mwilu
5. Lady justice Roselyne Nambuye
6. Lady justice Fatuma Sichale
7. Lady justice Pauline Nyamweya
8. Justice Alnashir Visram
9. Justice Isaac Lenaola
10. Justice Joseph Kiplangat
11. Justice Mbogholi Msagha
12. Justice Erastus Githinji
13. Justice Luka Kimaru
14. David Mwaure
15. John Chebii
16. Pamela Mwikali
17. Kibaya Laibuta
18. Joyce Miguda

On Tuesday, the commission shortlisted six candidates out of 14 applicants for the chief justice position, which fell vacant last month, following willy mutunga’s retirement;Justices Smokin Wanjala, AlnashirVisram, Nambuye, David Maraga and Mbogholi Msagha, and Philip Nzamba.

“The Judicial Service Commission has today reviewed the applications received for the position of Chief Justice for completeness and conformity with the Constitutional and statutory requirements, the JSC Act and criteria outlined  in the advertisement for the post,” JSC said in a press statement on Tuesday.

Retired judge Aaron Ringera, Professor Makau Mutua and Supreme Court judge Jackton Ojwang, who were in the race to succeed Mutunga, failed to pass the mark.