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[QUOTE="Munyaradzi Mafaro, post: 38223, member: 636"]
Prof PLO Lumumba believes Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu should leave her job after a recent court decision. The Court of Appeal said Mwilu broke the rules when she picked judges to hear cases about former Deputy President Gachagua. She formed a team with Justices Ogola, Mrima, and Mugambi to review petitions against his removal from office. Mwilu acted because the Chief Justice traveled outside Kenya when the courts stopped the new deputy president from taking office. Three judges later decided that only the Chief Justice can legally choose who hears special cases.

Lumumba thinks leaders must accept when they make mistakes and step aside. He pointed to Tanzania, where a prison minister quit after inmates escaped, but later became president. According to Lumumba, taking responsibility does not mean admitting to crimes. He spoke about this situation during a radio interview on Monday. The law expert described how strange it feels to see judges becoming defendants in their courts.

Lumumba expressed concern about the Chief Justice selecting judges for cases where she appears as a defendant herself. He called this situation something never seen before anywhere else in the world. The entire judicial system faces questions about how it handles internal problems. Courts must remain fair even when dealing with their members. Legal experts across Kenya watch these developments with great interest.
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