Justice Eric Ogola has been appointed as the Principal Judge of the High Court of Kenya by Chief Justice Martha Koome.
“In exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 161 (2) and 165 (2) of the Constitution of Kenya as read with section 6 (2) of the High Court (Organization and Administration) Act, 2015, I, Justice Martha Koome, Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court of Kenya, appoint Justice Eric Kennedy Okumu Ogola as the Principal Judge of the High Court of Kenya,” said Chief Justice Koome.
Justice Eric Ogolla was appointed as Presiding Judge of Eldoret High Court after being elected in an IEBC-conducted election.
He received 38 votes out of 58 in Kenya’s high court, defeating the other candidates.
