A case pitting President Uhuru Kenyatta against local television station KTN that has been dragging for six years was on Thursday revived.
During the hearing of the matter, Kenyatta's team was forced to explain why the defamation case had been pending for that long.
The President, through his legal team, explained that by virtue of his position, he enjoyed immunity hence he would not be directly involved in the case until the end of his tenure.
The Head of State stated that he enjoys constitutional protection from engaging in civil cases while performing his duties, functions and powers as the President.
Before being elected into power, Kenyatta had moved to the High Court to sue the media house for implicating him in the infamous 2007/2008 post-election violence.
Kenyatta, who was the then Finance Minister, claimed that he had been defamed by a story aired on KTN linking him to the violence that claimed more than 1000 lives.
When testifying in one of the proceedings in 2011, the President accused the defendant of being malicious, adding that he was not contacted prior to broadcasting of the story.
