JSC chairman and Chief Justice Willy Mutunga stated that it was a unanimous resolution of the commision to sack the Chief Registrar of the Judiciary. Mutunga added that Shollei was removed from office with immediate effect for: incompetence, misbehaviour, violation of the prescribed code of conduct for judicial officers, violation of Chapter 6 and Article 232 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (and) insubordination.
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The
Chief Justice noted that Shollei had admitted to 33 allegations in
which Sh1.7 billion taxpayer funds had been lost or were at risk. He said the Judiciary stood to lose Sh2.2 billion from financial impropriety on which the allegations against her were based.
The
Chief Justice said JSC had invited the Ethics and Anti-Corruption
commission to do a thorough investigation "in light of the gravity of
the issues" that informed Shollei's sacking.
