BY SAM ALFAN.
The high court has stopped National Assembly and Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission from investigating former Judicial Service Commission members over alleged financial impropriety.
Justice Odunga issued the orders against the two constitutional bodies after JSC moved to court seeking to stop the investigations against it members pending hearing and determination of the suit.
In a certificate of urgency, JSC argues that the decision of PAC that recommended various commissioners of the JSC must take personal responsibility for allowances paid to them for attending meetings that were convened without the knowledge and approval of the chief justice is invalid and lacks any constitution validity.
“Following the dismissal of the former Chief registrar of the judiciary , Gladys Shollei on grounds of financial impropriety on her part , the PAC requested the AUDITOR General to carry out a financial audit of JSC herein for the years 2011/2012 and 2012/2013,”reads the petition.
On February 16th 2016 the National Assembly adopted the Public Accounts Committee on JSC and the Judiciary Special Audit Report on May 2014.
The members of the Finance and Administration Committee of the JSC to be investigated include Smoking Wanjala, Mohammed Warsame, Ahmednassir Abdullahi, Rev Samuel Kobia, Christine Mango and Emily Ominde.
PAC directed that they be individually investigated for their roles in some of the financial improprieties and irregularities at the JSC.
JSC is also seeking orders to stop EACC from recommending any charges against the said members to the director of Public Prosecution pending hearing and determination of the petition.
Inter parties hearing scheduled for June 7 .
