CJ Mutunga denies bribe claims

By Standard Digital Reporter

Nairobi, Kenya: Chief Justice Willy Mutunga has denied claims that he was bribed during petitions that challenged the election of President Uhuru Kenyatta.

In a post on his Facebook page, the CJ said he has been hurt by the allegation and said he would order the arrest of anyone who tries to hurt him.

“For me the most hurtful allegation was that I had been bribed in the Presidential Petition. I did not know where to turn. I have never been offered a bribe in my life,” he stated.

He challenged those attacking the judiciary to petition for their removal from office by the Judicial Service Commission.

He stated: “If you have any evidence of our wrong doing the Constitution under its Article 168 allows you to petition the Judicial Service Commission for our removal. And if you do not have such evidence then give us justice, treat us as family, compatriots and fellow human beings!”

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The CJ said the judiciary, especially the Supreme Court has recently been under attacked by Kenyans in what he termed as ‘slander, libel, and outright indecent, vulgar, and unacceptable abuses’.

He said such attacks were unwarranted and hurtful to members of the judiciary and their families.

“We are human beings and we hurt, too. We have families that are hurting because of these attacks,” said the CJ saying the Judiciary demands from Kenyans the justice that they demand from the Judiciary.