Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has axed eleven magistrates for corruption related concerns, being drunk while on duty among other misconduct cases.
JSC on Thursday said it considered natural justice tenets in its decision.
The Star reveals that the nature of complaints against the magistrates included absenteeism, issuing rulings calculated to defeat the course of justice, sitting on a case already concluded and releasing a suspect on bond, receiving irregular allowances and delayed rulings and judgments.
It is reported that one of the magistrates who were relieved duties had 204 pending judgments.
“I wish to reiterate that the disciplinary process in the judiciary did not end with the vetting exercise and my appeal to judges, judicial officers and staff is to continue serving in a manner consistent with their oaths of office or code of conduct as the case may be,” said Chief Justice David Maraga as quoted by the news site.