[Supreme Court judges in a past session. They were conspicuously absent from joint parliamentary address on Tuesday. Photo/Nation]
CJ Maraga and the team boycotts Uhuru’s joint parliament address
In much unlikely event, Chief Justice David Maraga and his fellow Supreme Court judges boycotted joint parliamentary address by President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Uhuru, despite another boycott waged by opposition MPs, defied the political temperatures across all political divides and addressed Jubilee parliamentarians.
Although it is not yet established why the judges skipped the crucial event, analysts say they may have been guided by the rule of law that requires an elected president of that parliament to convene such a sitting.
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Counties that NASA is confident of a by-election for governorship
Opposition NASA claims Jubilee administration may have rigged five governors in August8th
elections at counties that were its traditional stronghold.
As the season of petitions commences, already, the coalition has hired renowned lawyers to handle the cases, which they claim are similar to Raila Odinga’s presidential petition.
Among the counties that would witness bruising court battles include Garissa, Machakos, Wajir, Kajiado and Nairobi.
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Junet explains why he may not vote Raila
ODM Director of Elections Junet Mohammed maintains that he will not vote in the October
17th elections should IEBC fail to comply with a number of demands from the opposition.
Despite the controversy surrounding the elections, IEBC maintains that it is in the final process of preparing elections.
Among the tough conditions the opposition team wants met including sacking of hundreds of Returning Officers, members of secretariat and opening of IEBC servers.
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Uhuru’s special message to MPs
President Uhuru Kenyatta challenged Members of Parliament to exercise their powers as confined in the constitutions.
Speaking during the joint parliamentary address on Tuesday, Uhuru urged MPs to represent the interests of people in the house by adhering to the rule of law.
The sitting was boycotted by hundreds of opposition MPs and Supreme Court judges, who are however, yet to reveal why the missed the important occasion.
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