Kenya: CJ Koome Orders Probe into Bondo Magistrate’s Conflicting Land Case Rulings

Chief Justice Martha Koome has ordered a probe into the controversial issuance of two conflicting rulings in a land dispute case in Bondo, Siaya County, raising alarm over judicial integrity.

The case involves a widow, Sabina Akinyi Masogo, who was caught in a legal quagmire when a magistrate delivered contradictory judgments in the span of ten days, leaving her and her family in limbo.

The Judiciary issued a statement affirming that it has launched an official investigation into the matter,…