President William Ruto will on Wednesday swear in 20 judges of the High Court at State House, Nairobi.
A dispatch by State House Press Secretary Emmanuel Talam released Tuesday shows that the event will start at 7am.
Ruto appointed the judges on Tuesday via a gazette notice after the Judicial Service Commission forwarded the names to him for the appointment.
The JSC said they picked the appointees based on merit, gender, regional balance and affirmative action.
“The commission wishes to thank all the candidates and stakeholders for their participation in the recruitment and selection process,” Chief Justice Martha Koome said in a statement.
Those to be sworn in are Heston Nyaga, John Chigiti, Peter Mulwa, Lawrence Mugambi, Gregory Mutai, Robert Wananda, Samwel Mukira, Francis Ochieng, Fred Mugambi and Dennis Magare.
Others are Patricia Gichohi, Josephine Mongare, Patricia Nyaundi, Diana Kavedza, Sophie Chirchir, Mwaisha Said, Florence Macharia, Teresa Achieng and Aleem Visram.
This will be the second time Ruto will be presiding over the swearing-in ceremony since he took office on September 13.
Just a day after taking the oath, Ruto presided over the swearing-in of six Court of Appeal judges who were rejected by his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta citing integrity issues.
The six were among 40 others nominated in 2019 after a rigorous vetting exercise by the JSC between July and August of the same year.
The six are Aggrey Muchelule, George Odunga, Joel Ngugi, Elizabeth Omange and Evans Makori.
