Attorney General Githu Muigai, in his submission at the Supreme Court, stated that some young lawyers should be barred from appearing before the apex court.
Prof Muigai was making his summation at the pinnacle court, where he had been enjoined as an interested party in the petition whose hearing ended on Thursday evening.
The AG could barely disguise his annoyance when he was interrupted by Harun Mwau’s advocate and turned to the judges suggesting that such lawyers in future should not appear before the apex court.
Prof Githu further noted that they were contemplating rules that will put a threshold of some years before an advocate can appear before the Supreme Court.
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Further from that, when referring to other lawyers in the court, the Attorney General stated that some of them were not changing their colors despite the job.
“I have been in this court this past one and a half years. Some of them have been also with me, some of them wearing different hats but not changing their colours,” Prof Githu stated.
Speaking as an interested party, AG Muigai further applauded the electoral agency for conducting the repeat poll as ordered by the Supreme Court on September 1.
The AG further noted that the poll agency had done a stellar job in the face of a relentless onslaught from the National Super Alliance, even after its presidential candidate, Mr Raila Odinga, withdrew from the race.
He stated: “From everything that is here in front of you, there is no evidence, no law, no reason that is in front of you, that would allow you to upset this election.”
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However, his effusive praise of the electoral body rubbed some lawyers the wrong way and it was not long before Mr Benjamin Musyoki, the lead counsel for petitioner Harun Mwau, interrupted him.
