Six judges rejected by former President Uhuru Kenyatta over alleged integrity concerns have been awarded Sh126 million as compensation for violation of their rights.
They include Court of Appeal judges Korir Weldon Kipyegon, Muchelule Aggrey Otsyula, Odunga George Vincent and Prof. Joel Mwaura Ngugi.Â
On the other hand, two environment court judges, Makori Evans Kiago and Cheruiyot Omange Judith Elizabeth are among them.
The six judicial officers led by Justice Aggrey Muchelule, filed a case in 2023, saying that they were never issued with an explanation for the rejection of their appointment.
The court while awarding them Ksh.15 million each in damages and Ksh.5 million as exemplary damages ruled that the former president was required to appoint them within a reasonable time but did not.
The judge noted that the delay violated the judges’ right saying that they ought to have been given written reasons as to why the president failed to appoint them.
The six were later sworn in by President William Ruto after he assumed office in 2022.
