Chief justice David Maraga has come out to harshly criticise the government on how the country is being run.
Maraga, who was speaking to an international audience in the United Kingdom, accused the political elite in the Executive and Parliament for “cherry-picking” provisions of the Constitution.
He also accused the political elite of only implementing those sections of the constitution that safeguard their personal or sectarian interests.
The Standard reported that the CJ also stated that the country’s biggest problem was the politicians, tenderpreneurs and bad behavior that had taken root over time.
Maraga stated that the country had failed to deal with corruption and impunity, vote rigging and dithering in passing laws to empower women.
“Left on their own the legislative and executive arms of government, comprising mainly politicians and social elites, will implement the Constitution in an arbitrary manner, cherry-picking the easier and non-contentious provisions, always safeguarding their personal or sectarian interests. That is exactly what they have done in Kenya,” lamented Maraga.
Justice Maraga was speaking at the Oxford Union Conference in the UK dubbed: ‘The quest for constitutionalism in Africa: a reflection on the interface between institutions, leadership and faith.’
Maraga went on to claim that there was little hope of redeeming the country as Parliament and the Executive continue cherry picking in the implementation of the Constitution.
“I’m a Seventh Day Adventist Christian and the bedrock of the doctrines of SDA, as is the case with other churches and faiths, is integrity in whatever one does. Though I am a weak and sinful human being, as everybody else is, I will always stand with my decisions, including the Supreme Court decision of September 2017 on the Presidential Election Petition,” Maraga added.
The CJ also confirmed that he still stands with the majority Supreme Court’s decision annulling the August 2017 presidential election.
