Nasa presidential candidate, Raila Odinga. [Photo/GroupKenya]
Chief Justice David Maraga has warned politicians against intimidating the courts and other independent institutions.
Maraga’s statement came on a day Nasa presidential candidate, Raila Odinga, insisted that presidential results announced at constituency level were final.
The chief Justice said politicians should refrain from Judiciary affairs as a way of respecting its independence.
He was responding to National Super Alliance (Nasa) leaders who have warned the Court of Appeal against overturning a ruling by the High Court that presidential results declared by the returning officer at the constituency are final.
Chief Justice David Maraga. [Photo/the-star.co.ke]
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) appealed against the High Court’s decision.
Maraga said on Tuesday that judges and magistrates would not be intimidated into making rulings in favour of "bullies".
“Politicians, let the Judiciary do its work. We do not want statements that are meant to intimidate judicial officers. Judges and magistrates will not determine cases on what is said but based on the law and facts,” he said.
He was speaking during the swearing-in of Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu as a member of the Judicial Service Commission.
The Nasa leaders have threatened to boycott the August polls if the Court of Appeal overturns the High Court ruling.