Supreme Court judge Njoki Ndung’u has defended herself against allegations of misconduct during a protest against the Judicial Service Commission’s decision to fix judges’ mandatory retirement age at 70.
The judge told a court on Monday that she was unaware of the illegal strike by Supreme Court judges that happened four years ago.
Justice Ndung’u said she did not refuse to work or handle any case, as alleged by city lawyer Apollo Mboya, who wants her removed from office.
While testifying before Justice Weldon Korir at the High Court in Milimani, she also said Supreme Court judges never resolved to go on a go-slow in reaction to the JSC’s decision.
TIFF
Justice Korir heard that the protest between September 29 and October 2015 emanated from a tiff between the apex court judges and their employer over the retirement of justices Phillip Tunoi and Kalpana Rawal.