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Judges want time to hear petitions extended as from 2017 election

Supreme Court judge Smokin Wanjala who urged judges to employ creativity in interpreting the Constitution. PHOTO: FILE

MOMBASA: The Judiciary has criticised Parliament for failure to amend the Constitution to extend the time for determining a presidential petition.

The judges wanted the MPs to increase the days of hearing a presidential petition to 30 from 14 so as to allow the Supreme Court more time to hear the case.

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