Tuju complained that when NASA boycotted the repeat elections that the Maraga-led bench had ordered held in 60 days, the Supreme Court did not reprimand the Opposition for defiance.
“I state the following not to provoke you but to submit that no power is absolute, for the Judiciary, executive or legislature, irresponsible actions from Judiciary, executive or legislature can burn the country, with all due respect you almost burned the country after the elections of August 8 2017,” he said.
In the no holds barred communication, Tuju listed case by case the rulings by courts the party felt favoured the Opposition.
[B]Tuju said when JP went to court to challenge the legality of NASA leader Raila Odinga’s withdrawal from the repeat elections, the Supreme Court went ahead to give a post facto date, thereby denying them the opportunity to be heard on time.
“The Supreme Court saw nothing urgent with this petition to the court, and gave a hearing of October 27th, a post defacto date. This was like a naughty wink to NASA to continue with their contempt of the Supreme Court,” his letter reads in part.
Uhuru’s party said in the Njonjo Mue and Khelef Khalifa case, seeking to alter the date of repeat polls from October 26, the Supreme court ‘fast-tracked the hearing of the case and scheduled it on a public holiday indicating the court’s favouritism. [/B]
Tuju further said even after the Judiciary upheld Uhuru’s victory on the repeat polls, NASA has continued to defy court orders with abandon including going on with the ‘swearing–in of Raila’.
He further accused Maraga of failing to offer leadership on the swearing-in, and instead saying that every judge has a right to rule the way they deemed fit for cases before them.
“I sincerely hoped that you were misquoted otherwise this would have been taken to be another wink at NASA to continue with their nonsense.”
Read more at: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001269759/uhuru-s-party-accuses-maraga-of-favouring-nasa
Maraga’s mischief was defeated when he called judges to come and rule on the Mue petition (despite it being a public holiday) and they refused to come. Even akina Smokin!!
