Kirby�s headache

Kirby
Kirby

Last Friday Justice Ian Kirby refused to hear application by the lawyers representing President Ian Khama and others following Justice Abednego Tafa’s judgment invalidating the appointments of six Court of Appeal (CoA) judges.

In a statement, Kirby said it would not be practical “for the present application session to proceed today”. This was after Tafa handed down a judgement in which he ordered that, “Section 4 of the CoA Act of 1980, which allows the President to determine the number of Justices of Appeal is struck down as unconstitutional”.

He also ordered that the appointment of CoA judges on more than one three-year contracts, as has been the practice for many years, is unconstitutional. Tafa said that the appointment of the Justices of Appeal, other than the Judge President is unconstitutional.

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