Kenyan MP wants chief justice sacked

A Kenyan MP from the governing Jubilee Party has filed a petition seeking the removal of Chief Justice David Maraga, accusing him of orchestrating a "judicial coup" by leading the Supreme Court judges to annul President Uhuru Kenyatta's win in the August 8 election. 

The MP Ngunjiri Wambugu wants the Judicial Service Commission, the employer of judges and magistrates, to investigate the conduct of Mr Maraga since his appointment as Chief Justice. 

He told reporters in the capital, Nairobi, that the "judiciary is held captive" by NGOs who have been against the presidency of Mr Kenyatta and that they influenced the court's decision.

Mr Wambugu also alleges that the Chief Justice blocked one of the judges, Mohamed Ibrahim, from participating in the hearing of the election petition challenging Mr. Kenyatta's win.
 
SOURCE: BBC
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