Page 27 - Willy Mutunga News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

The Kenyan constitution is once again threatened by the executive and it is up to the judiciary to defend it.

Deputy President William Ruto supported both Chief Justice David Maraga and his counterpart Willy Mutunga in his take on constitutional reforms.

Mutunga’s statement, which news reporters characterised as “strongly-worded,” had unique language, warning Prezzo to “resist the temptation...

“The scientific formulation in the Constitution on the appointment of judges was intended to be an antidote to this kind of whimsical and capricious presidential conduct as it is being seen in ugly display in this matter,” Mutunga said His sentiments come days after the President gazetted the appointment of 34 out of the 40 judges nominated by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to join various courts, among them the Court of Appeal, in 2018. According to Mutunga, there is a process of raising an issue against a sitting judge or a judicial officer, and that the judiciary’s independen...

Opinion: Uhuru Will never Be Able to Please Everyone, Should Fearlessly Do What Is Right Tuko 4 hrs ago Tuko.co.ke © Provided by Tuko Opinion: Uhuru Will never Be Able to Please Everyone, Should Fearlessly Do What Is Right English poet John Lydgate is best remembered for a powerful quote that remains relevant today as it was in his lifetime between 1370 and 1450. © Provided by Tuko President Uhuru rejected six judges out 40 nominees. Photo: State House Kenya. Source: Facebook “ You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some o...