Baraza-Kerubo Village Market incident

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The Baraza-Kerubo Village Market incident occurred when the then Kenyan Deputy Chief Justice Nancy Makokha Baraza pulled a gun on Rebecca Kerubo, who worked as a guard at the Village Market shopping mall in Nairobi. [1] It led to the suspension and subsequent resignation of the Deputy Chief justice after less than one year in office. [1]

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Initial media reports

In January 2012, local media reported that an incident had occurred between the Deputy Chief Justice and a security guard. The Deputy Chief Justice Nancy Baraza issued a statement denying the allegations [2]

JSC probe

In January 2012, the Judicial Service Commission formed a sub-committee to investigate reports [3] that Deputy Chief Justice Nancy Baraza assaulted a security guard at the Village Market shopping mall on 31 December 2011. [4]

Suspension and tribunal

The JSC subsequently recommended her suspension to President Mwai Kibaki and asked that the President appoint a tribunal to investigate her conduct in line with Article 168 (4) of the Constitution. [5] After her suspension, [6] a commission formed to investigate her conduct recommended her removal from office. [7] [1]

Supreme Court appeal

On 9 August 2012, Justice Baraza filed a notice of appeal against a tribunal's recommendation that she should be sacked. She said she was "dissatisfied" with the decision [8]

Resignation

On 18 October, Baraza resigned after withdrawing her supreme court appeal of the tribunal's verdict. [9] [1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Kenya judge Nancy Baraza resigns following gun inquiry". BBC. 18 October 2012. Archived from the original on 21 January 2026. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  2. ↑ Deputy CJ denies mall gun threat – News. nation.co.ke (4 January 2012).
  3. ↑ Telewa, Muliro. (4 January 2012) BBC News – Kenyan senior judge Nancy Baraza in security guard row. Bbc.co.uk.
  4. ↑ JSC forms sub-committee to probe Baraza – News. nation.co.ke.
  5. ↑ JSC wants Baraza out – Politics. nation.co.ke (12 May 2011).
  6. ↑ Suspended Baraza to face tribunal – News. nation.co.ke.
  7. ↑ Tribunal calls for Deputy CJ Baraza's ouster for gross misconduct – News. nation.co.ke (31 December 2011).
  8. ↑ Baraza takes her fight to Supreme Court – News. nation.co.ke.
  9. ↑ "Baraza resigns, withdraws appeal". Daily Nation. 3 July 2020 [18 October 2012]. Archived from the original on 22 January 2026. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
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