Shollei denies she admitted to allegations of funds misappropriation
Former Judiciary Registrar Gladys Boss Shollei during a press conference over her termination of service by the JSC at Hotel Intercontinental on October 21, 2013 DIANA NGILA
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Sacked Judiciary Chief Registrar Gladys Shollei on Monday denied that she admitted to Judicial Service Commission (JSC) allegations of funds being misappropriated.
Chief Justice Willy Mutunga last Friday said JSC members unanimously agreed to remove her from office with for incompetence, misbehavior, 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.
Sacked Judiciary Chief Registrar Gladys Shollei on Monday denied that she admitted to Judicial Service Commission (JSC) allegations of funds being misappropriated.
Chief Justice Willy Mutunga last Friday said JSC members unanimously agreed to remove her from office with for incompetence, misbehavior, 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.
JSC said that she admitted to 33 allegations in which Sh1.7 billion was lost and denied 38 allegations involving Sh250 million, while responses for allegations with a financial implication of Sh361 million was said to be not clear.
“I did not admit to a single charge,” said Mrs Shollei during a press conference on Monday.
JSC served Mrs Shollei with September 9, 2013 with 87 allegations involving financial and human resource mismanagement, irregularities and illegalities in procurement, and misbehavior.
Her sacking is a culmination of a full war pitting her against the JSC over a two month period.
“The Chief Justice and JSC were dishonest,” said Mrs Shollei, adding that she is still consulting her family, friends and lawyers on the way forward.
She said that the move by parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairperson Ababu Namwamba, to ask the Auditor General to audit Judiciary’s accounts was welcome.
