Baraza-Kerubo Village Market incident
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The Baraza-Kerubo Village Market incident occurred when the then Kenyan Deputy Chief Justice Nancy Makokha Baraza pulled a gun on Rebecca Kerubo, who worked as a guard at the Village Market shopping mall in Nairobi.[1] It led to the suspension and subsequent resignation of the Deputy Chief justice after less than one year in office.[1]
Initial media reports
In January 2012, local media reported that an incident had occurred between the Deputy Chief Justice and a security guard. The Deputy Chief Justice Nancy Baraza issued a statement denying the allegations[2]
JSC probe
In January 2012, the Judicial Service Commission formed a sub-committee to investigate reports[3] that Deputy Chief Justice Nancy Baraza assaulted a security guard at the Village Market shopping mall on 31 December 2011.[4]
Suspension and tribunal
The JSC subsequently recommended her suspension to President Mwai Kibaki and asked that the President appoint a tribunal to investigate her conduct in line with Article 168 (4) of the Constitution.[5] After her suspension,[6] a commission formed to investigate her conduct recommended her removal from office.[7][1]
Supreme Court appeal
On 9 August 2012, Justice Baraza filed a notice of appeal against a tribunal's recommendation that she should be sacked. She said she was "dissatisfied" with the decision[8]