The Supreme Court has issued a tough warning to all parties involved in the Presidential petition challenging the re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta.
The Court cautioned that all parties in the presidential petition and their supporters should stop instructing judges on the outcome of the case outside the court.
Under the sub-judice rule, a matter under judicial consideration should not at the same time be tested in the court of public opinion.
The 7-judge bench stated that legal counsels in the case should advise their clients of the penalties that are attached to the contravention of the sub-judice rule.
It noted that it had now fully seized of the petition and such statements may undermine the authority of the court.
The Court also cautioned the public against profiling judges to determine the position they were likely to take.
The warning comes as politicians allied to President Kenyatta and Opposition Leader Raila Odinga have been openly debating the matter in public fora.
Some of the parties involved in the case include; Mr Odinga, President Kenyatta, and IEBC Chair Wafula Chebukati.
