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Monday, September 12, 2022 –Courts in Kenya have warned members of the public and politicians against sustained attacks over the just-concluded presidential petition.
Through a lengthy statement issued on Monday September 12 afternoon, the Judiciary led by Chief Justice Martha Koome warned that those faulting its work may not be tolerated any longer.
It issued this statement just hours after new Siaya Governor and lawyer James Orengo took issue with its choice of words during the recent petition ruling at the Supreme Court.
Orengo wondered how a court of seven judges would sit down and craft a very demeaning non-judicial judgment which sounded so pedestrian than what a chief in village Baraza could write.
“Chief Justice Koome you have brought shame to the Judiciary by rendering a judgment that in the eyes of the ordinary people who fought for you to make sure a Chief Justice can have independence. You have brought shame to the people of the Republic of Kenya.
“Not even a Baraza presided over by a chief would use the kind of language that was used by the Supreme Court. Shame to you judges!” he claimed.
But in its statement signed by Directorate of Public Affairs and Communication on Monday September 12, the Judiciary claimed that the barrage of social media attacks was being sponsored by politicians who lost in the recent election.
“The Judiciary’s attention has been drawn to a recent wave of sponsored sustained attack targeting the Supreme Court of Kenya.
“The persons sponsoring and executing the attacks on social media to disparage the Court are advised to desist forthwith,” the Judiciary continued.
It also accused the same individuals for profiling some of their judges for openly taking sides in the petition that saw William Ruto’s victory upheld.
