Former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga, during hearing of the 2013 presidential election petition. [Photo|Daily Nation]Former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga has criticised politicians for accusing the Supreme Court of working together with their rivals, whenever a ruling is not in their favour.Citing the August 8 presidential election nullification by Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice David Maraga, Mutunga expressed disappointment that President Uhuru Kenyatta and the Executive alongside politicians supporting him, had used the Supreme Court as a punching bag."Since someone has to lose, the losing party does not spare the court and in turn, aggravates the already shaky public confidence for the apex court." President Uhuru Kenyatta and Jubilee a "betrayal by the executive arm of the state that ought to promote and protect their decisional independence and the independence of the judiciary as a whole," he said.According to him, competition for political power had become an industry for the elite. "Within the national strategic plans and visions lurk personal plans and visions of the elite on how profits will be made, resources raided, wasted, pillaged and grabbed, so billions are generated so they can buy the next election," he said.In an article in one of the local dailies, Mutunga who dismissed Opposition's (CORD) 2013 presidential election, accused the losing political factions of blaming the Supreme Court in both 2013 and 2017 petitions, instead of building the nation."We have had two presidential elections in 2013 and 2017 with petitions filed challenging the victors in the two respective elections," noted Mutunga."The elite factions have used the Supreme Court as their political punching bag. Justice, according to factions, is only done when the apex court decides in their favour."He noted that Kenya was capable of conducting a credible poll, as long as stakeholders sit down with the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), and agree on various issues.

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