Gladys Shollei appears before House Committee

By Standard Digital Reporter

Nairobi, Kenya: Suspended Chief Registrar of the Judiciary Gladys Boss Shollei on Wednesday afternoon appeared before Parliamentary Legal Affairs Committee over allegations of malpractices leveled against her.

The Judiciary Registrar denied any wrong doing. She told the committee that she did not see the minutes of the Mombasa meeting and only got the resolution to send her on compulsory leave.

In terms of motor vehicle purchasing, she refuted claims that she bought vehicles from a company belonging to her brother in-law.

“We go to dealers the Judiciary have always used in the past  when purchasing motor vehicles, I have not changed anything”, she said.

Shollei was on Monday sent on compulsory leave to pave way for investigation into unspecified allegations of financial impropriety levelled against her by some members of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC).

Chief Justice Willy Mutunga announced the decision to send her on leave pending a probe that must be concluded within 15 days.

Shollei described the decision as irregular, unprocedural and irresponsible saying it had no place in the law.

The decision to send her on compulsory leave was arrived at on Saturday when a section of JSC members held a meeting in Mombasa and discussed the allegations against Shollei.

Two committees of the Judiciary have been mandated by the JSC to investigate the various allegations of malpractices in procurement, employment, administration, financial management and corporate governance of the Judiciary made against the Chief Registrar.