A letter addressed to the Chief Justice seeking administrative intervention cannot form the basis for removing a judge, the Employment and Labour Relations Court (ELRC) has ruled.

Delivering a unanimous judgment in a case filed by Environment and Land Court Judge Anthony Ombwayo, a three-judge ELRC bench comprising Justices Jemimah Keli, Onesmus Makau, and Dr. Jacob Gikeri ruled that a letter written to the Chief Justice cannot simply be forwarded to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) and treated as a petition for removal.