Former Chief Justice Dr Willy Mutunga has slammed Jubilee Secretary-General and Nominated Cabinet Secretary Raphael Tuju followings his recent attack against Chief Justice Davide Maraga.
Tuju wrote to Maraga in a letter dated February 9, accusing him and the entire Judiciary of open bias against Jubilee in the run-up to the August 8, 2017, general election.
"We were in the middle of an election cycle and we decided to let things cool down and grant the Judiciary space despite the several cases of which were perceived as open bias,” Tuju said.
He accused the Judiciary of almost succeeding in burning the Country after the contested elections saying the decision to nullify the election of President Uhuru Kenyatta was the biggest indictment of the Supreme Court.
“When the Supreme Court ruled to nullify the August 8 elections with the argument that process was just as or even more important than the numbers, we disagreed. It was a ruling that has no precedent in the world and even the Commonwealth where our legal system borrows from. Two of your Supreme Court judges articulated their dissent. Since then, lower courts have ignored the precedent that you set by that ruling and are throwing out election petitions with the argument that is converse to the basis of your nullification of the August 8 election," he added.
However, Mutunga, on Thursday differed with the former MP saying his letter reflected the arrogance of political power.
"Raphael Tuju. Your letter to CJ Maraga reflects the arrogance of political power and utter disrespect of the institution of the CJ as head of the Judiciary, and the institutions he heads, namely, the JSC, NCAJ, and NCLR. Your complaint should have been addressed to OJO," Mutunga twitted.