Kenyatta blamed for judicial delays

Kenya's Chief Justice today asked President Uhuru Kenyatta to respect the rule of law and swear-in 41 judges proposed to him by a commission without further delay. David Maraga told a media briefing that efforts to get an audience with Kenyatta over the matter had failed. 'A shortage of judges and near paralysis of court operations has been caused by the President's refusal to swear-in the judges,' he said. BBC News reports that the judges were nominated last year by the Judicial Service Commission. Kenyatta in February argued that some of the appointees have integrity issues.