Controversial Meaning Behind Moses Kuria's Attire in Court

Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria on Monday, January 13, appeared at the Milimani Law Courts dressed up in a navy blue suit with a conspicuous, yellow ribbon perched on the right of his suit jacket

Kuria, who was appearing for the hearing of his assault case, donned the ribbon which in law is associated with protests against the government's violation of the rule of law.

Also donning the ribbons were his barrage of lawyers led by Senior Counsel John Khaminwa who is representing him in the case.

Moses Kuria appears at the Milimani Law Courts on Monday, January 13.

In the recent past, the yellow ribbons were donned by Nasa lawyers when protesting the government's controversial decisions in the wake of opposition leader Raila Odinga's mock swearing-in in 2018.

The government, after the inauguration, pushed for the deportation of activist Miguna Miguna to Canada after he played a key role in Raila's mock swearing-in.

The court ordered for the return of Miguna to the country, a matter that the government defied, leading to outrage from lawyers and other judiciary officials.

"We plan to embark on this campaign to protest high levels of impunity and specifically, when it reaches a point where state and public officers can flagrantly disobey court orders, then we know we are in dangerous waters." Isaac Okero, president of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) told Voice of America (VOA) news in 2018.

At the time, the LSK had also threatened to boycott all court processes to voice their disagreement with the government's disregard of court orders and violation of the Constitution.

Reports at the time indicated that The Yellow Ribbon campaign has been in existence in Kenya since 2002 when lawyers used it to support Constitutional and judicial reforms.

Instructions given by LSK at the time indicated that the ribbon could be worn on a person, placed on a vehicle or tied around a tree to symbolise vibrancy, tenacity, and commitment to justice.

Lawyers march in Nairobi streets on February 16, 2018, to protest against senior government officials' failure to honour court orders.

Attempts to reach Moses Kuria for comment were futile.