Kenyan court refuses to recuse two judges in car allowance case
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Citizen
Kenyan Chief Justice Martha Koome and Justice Mohammed Warsame refuse to recuse themselves from a case challenging the taxation of judges’ car allowances. The Salaries and Remuneration Commission had sought their withdrawal, citing a risk of bias; the two judges found they had no conflict of interest, Citizen reports.
Kenya’s Chief Justice, Martha Koome, and Justice Mohammed Warsame have refused to recuse themselves from the case challenging the taxation of judges’ car allowances. They rejected the request from the Salaries and Remuneration Commission, the public body responsible for setting state officials’ pay, according to Citizen.
The commission’s lawyer, Peter Wanyama, argued that it would not receive a fair hearing if the two judges continued to examine the case. He notably cited an earlier statement by Martha Koome, who allegedly described the commission as an enemy of the Kenyan judiciary.
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