Stop attacking us! Supreme Court says in response to presidential petition criticism
The Kenyan judiciary has cautioned those sponsoring and carrying out attacks on the Supreme Court to stop, stating that the court only operates in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution.
The Judiciary claimed in a statement that the attacks were in relation to the election petition judgment it issued on September 5, in which a unanimous decision was made to affirm President-elect William Ruto’s victory.
“The court is yet to render its reasoned judgment which will outline the basis on which the election of the President-elect was upheld. There is a legal provision of 21 days following the reading of the short version of the judgment to do so. Kenyans are therefore requested to exercise patience as they await the full judgment which will shed light and provide clarity on the grounds and rationale of the Court,” reads the statement.
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The judiciary also denied accusations that two judges, Justice Smokin Wanjala and Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu, had submitted resignation letters to the Judicial Service Commission’s Registar.
“No Judge of the Supreme Court has written a resignation letter, as claimed in a section of media because there is no reason to do so. The Court is working in harmony as a cohesive unit,” the statement reads.
According to the statement, there has been an odd trend of social media users claiming that the judgment was written by individual judges and was not as unanimous as the court claimed.
“The Court has seven judges who are independent and highly respectful of each other as equals. A ‘UNANIMOUS’ judgment is a collective decision made by the Court and not by an individual,” reads the statement.
The judiciary has termed the attacks as an effort to disparage the court.