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Why judges have declined to recuse themselves from petition seeking to oust CJ Koome

Chief Justice Martha  Koome when presiding over the swearing in ceremony of the  Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) commissioners at Supreme Court on July 11, 2025. [Kanyiri Wahito, Standard]

Three High Court judges have dismissed a request by former Law Society of Kenya (LSK) President Nelson Havi to recuse themselves from hearing seven petitions seeking the removal of all Supreme Court judges, including Chief Justice Martha Koome.

The bench, comprising Justices Charles Kariuki, Lawrence Mugambi, and Bahati Mwamuye, ruled that Havi’s application was misconceived and without merit.

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