Chief Justice David Maraga has moved before Nakuru high court seeking to have a case against him dismissed.
A Nakuru-based lawyer Elvis Nanda is suing the CJ and the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) for poor planning, preparation, circulation and coordination of the judicial calendar.
Lawyer Nanda claimed that poor planning by CJ Maraga and JSC has led to delays in the determination of cases.
CJ Maraga, through his lawyer Isaac Wamaasa denied claims that judicial training and education were being conducted in a haphazard or emergency manner.
Maraga, who faulted the lawyers from the Law Society of Kenya for failing to appear during the stakeholder planning and coordination team, said judicial events are planned and communicated in advance.
“Judicial training and education was not conducted in a haphazard or emergency manner as alleged but were preceded by a training planning co-ordination meeting of stakeholders and which the Law Society of Kenya were invited but have never honoured the invitation,” read the court document as quoted by nation.co.ke.
In his defence, Maraga said that the Judiciary calendar runs in accordance with the law as he denied claims that JSC has failed to coordinate, plan and prepare judges and magistrate’s colloquium, workshops, training and judicial service weeks.
Nanda, through lawyer Kipkoech Ngetich, wants the CJ and JSC compelled to release the calendars for all the Judiciary events for the year 2019.
Justice Joel Ngugi ordered for the case to be mentioned on March 5.