JUDGES AND MAGISTRATES VETTING BOARD V. NICHOLAS RANDA OWANO OMBIJA

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF KENYA

(Coram: Mutunga CJ and P; Rawal DCJ and V-P; Ibrahim, Ojwang, Wanjala and Njoki, SCJJ)

PETITION NO. 1 OF 2016

–BETWEEN–

THE JUDGES AND MAGISTRATES VETTING BOARD ......................PETITIONER

–AND–

NICHOLAS RANDA OWANO OMBIJA..........................................RESPONDENT

(An appeal from the Judgment of the Court of Appeal in Nairobi Civil Appeal N0. 281 of 2015 (Kariuki, Sichale and Mohammed, JJA) dated and delivered on

14^th December 2015)

ORDERS OF THE COURT

Upon considering all the documents tendered by the parties, as well as the detailed submissions of learned counsel, we have formulated a Judgment that will be issued on notice, but the specific Orders of which we now issue, as follows:

(1)The Petition is allowed, on the following specific terms.

(2) The process of vetting by the Petitioner had commenced before 31^st December, 2015.

(3) The Petitioner shall proceed with the process of hearing, and shall conclude the vetting of the Responden…