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  The parliament of Kenya is under public scrutiny, owing to recent allegations by President William Ruto that corruption is rampant in the honorable House. President Ruto let the cat out of the basket, alleging that MPs have been demanding bribe from Governors and Cabinet Secretaries before they were grilled. According to Kenya's Constitution there are three known functions of legislators which include: oversight, representation and legislation. How Parliament executes its oversight role Most presidential appointees are vetted by respective parliamentary committees before subsequent approval and ratification. Governors and Cabinet Secretaries are subject to be summoned and grilled by respective committees drawn from either the Senate or the National Assembly. How bribery manifests itself in Parliament Several unsubstantiated reports indicate that MPs demand cash from those leaders who are subject to appear before them in order to mitigate harsh accountability queries directed t...

The Judicial service Commission (JSC) began the process of seeking Kenya’s new Chief Justice (CJ) and President of the Supreme Court, on Monday April 12, 2021. 13 individuals applied for the CJ position, but after a thorough scrutiny 3 were dropped.  The process began after the clearance of ten candidates wishing to succeed former Chief Justice David Kenani Maraga. Among those cleared for interviews were: Justice Said Chitembwe, Prof Patricia Mbote, Justice Martha Koome, Justice David Marete Njagi, former DPP Philip Murgor, Justice Mathew Nduma Nderi, Senior Counsel Fred Ngatia, Justice William Ouko, Prof Moni Wekesa, and Alice Yano. JSC interviewing panel The interview panel was cast out of a nine-member bench drawn from JSC which includes: Prof Olive Mugenda (public representative/ JSC chairperson), Philomena Mwilu (acting Chief Justice), Agnes Amadi (Chief registrar of judiciary), Justice David Majanja (JSC commissioner), Justice Mohammed Warsame (JSC commissioner), ...