Chief Justice David Maraga. [Photo: businessdailyafrica.com]
Chief Justice David Maraga has challenged the Director of Public Prosecutions, Keriako Tobiko, to put his house in order.
Speaking when he officially inaugurated the Annual General Conference for Judicial Officer, held in Nakuru, Justice Maraga challenged the Director of public prosecutions to put his office in order and ensure that well-researched investigations and credible evidence were submitted before courts.
According to the statement by Ethics and anti-corruption commission chairperson Archbishop Eliud Wabukhala, 33 cases have been finalized with 25 of them resulting in convictions while 7 suspects have been acquitted and a further 6 discharged. 441 cases are however pending in court.
The judiciary has been on the spot in the war against graft following the recent collapse of high profile Corruption and criminal cases before various courts in the country.
But in defense of the judiciary, CJ Maraga said courts were legally bound to deliver judgments that were based on merits of evidence presented before them by investigating agencies, which were under the direction of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).