Njagi Marete, a Labour Court judge, was questioned on Thursday about his registration as an individual with mental problems with the National Council for Persons with Disabilities in 2015.
The type of the condition was mentioned incorrectly, according to Justice Marete, who was appearing before a Judicial Service Commission panel interviewing applicants for the role of Chief Justice.
Marete, on the other hand, explained that he was diabetic and had a vision problem.
“I have no mental issues. There was an error on my card and I have never had the time to correct the issue. When I applied for the card at the National Council for Persons with Disabilities, I highlighted that I have visual disability and Diabetes from time to time,” he told the panelists.
He dismissed the mental disorder inscription as a “non-issue,” but admitted that he had been aware of it since 2015.
The judge on the Employment and Labour Relations Court was also chastised for his disagreement with the Chief Registrar of the Judiciary for his dislike of police officers.
Due to his condition and strict schedule, Marete prefers civilian drivers, whom he claims are easy to handle.
He said that he had successfully demanded that the Judiciary recruit a civilian driver named Mwangi on a contract basis, but that he was never completely hired, causing him to leave.
Marete said he’d worked with police officers who were “very impatient.” The judge has hired a driver out of his own pocket after they left.
