High Court Judges who on Thursday visited the Jomo Kenyatta statue in line with an ongoing case regarding the new currency notes have made interesting revelations.
This follows the filing of a petition challenging the inclusion of the statue in the Sh1000 note, following the introduction of the new currency in June.
The case has been filed by activist Okiya Omtatah, on grounds that the money should not include anyone's image or portrait.
The three judges found out that the Jomo Kenyatta tower at the Kenyatta International Convention Center (KICC) and the Mzee Jomo Kenyatta statue in the same premises are 80 metres apart.
They further found out that the two were commissioned on different dates, the KICC by the founding father on September 30, 1973 and the statue by his Vice President Daniel Moi a day later.
In his petition, Omtatah argues that the inclusion on Kenyatta's portrait contravenes Article 231(4) of the constitution, an argument shared by former Kamkunji lawmaker Simon Mbugua.
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), on the other hand, argues that the statue comes as part of the KICC, a Kenyan landmark, which justifies the inclusion.
The judges set September 29 as the date of their ruling.