CJ’s House Wars

The president of the Judiciary, Willy Mutunga, got himself into a twitter war over his official residence issue. The warfare between the Judicature President and former Judicature Chief registrar, Gladys Boss Shollei, came out after the CJ had tweeted to his follows a tweet that in part read, “I hold no official residence. Since my appointment I live in a rented apartment. My house allowance is 100k and is taxed.”  In reply, Hon Gladys said, “Let’s not be fooled. Judiciary purchased a house and the JSC approved it”

The tweet that got the CJ into war, with his former Chief registrar, got the attention of other politicians, including Former Presidential Candidate and Minister, Martha Karua who intercepted and said, “what about the house in Runda we are told the judiciary purchased as official residence for CJ?”.

The twitter war over the media got complicated when Shollei even gave an attachment of signed documents that indicate that the Judiciary arm of the Government acquired a house worth 100million that was to be a residential place for the Country’s Chief Justices’. The home that was purchased from an influential politician and current Machakos Senator, Hon Johnston Muthama, however, still remains vacant after about two years after its purchase. It however remains ironical that the CJ has a housing allowance of 100,000 every month and still resides in an apartment, whereas he has a mansion bought by the Government as his official residence that lies vacant to date.

The twitter war on the CJ’s house continues with Justice Gladys Boss shollei stating that she was extremely shocked by the tweet. Her statement read, “I am extremely shocked at how a respectable mmber and President of an Arm of Governmnet would openly lie.”