The Presiding Judge at Kisumu High Court Justice David Majanja has been transferred to the Kisii High Court.
This transfer is the latest one to be effected by Chief Justice (CJ) David Maraga.
Justice Majanja will be replaced by Justice Fred Ochieng’ who will now be the new Presiding Judge in Kisumu.
The reshuffle was made public on Tuesday by Kisumu High Court Deputy Registrar (DR) Pauline Mbulika who also revealed that the transfer has also affected Justice Esther Maina.
Justice Maina has been moved to the Nyamira High Court.
Before he was posted as the presiding Judge at Kisumu High Court in April 2016, Justice Majanja served as the resident Judge at the Homa Bay court where he was posted in May 2014 by former CJ Willy Mutunga.
Justice Majanja has been known to be a thorough Judge who sent away unprepared advocates and also confiscated phones which rung during court sessions.
He is also respected for speeding up cases that have stayed for long at the court.
Dr Mbulika stated that the transfers will take effect as from May 1 when the Judges will officially take over their new respective offices.