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Courts must always focus on applying the law

By Kamotho Waiganjo
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In  the last few weeks our courts have made several decisions with far reaching political social and economic consequences. These decisions bring to mind the famous 1963 US Supreme Court case of Gideon V. Wainright. In that case, the court established the principle that under the US Constitution, states have a duty to provide indigent accused persons with counsel at sate expense.

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