IEBC, Judiciary must be beyond reproach

“When political leaders cast aspersions on the administration of justice based on a misinterpretation of (my) statements,” complained Chief Justice David Maraga recently, “it has the potential to impair public confidence in our courts; and this concerns me a great deal.”

The CJ was reacting to President Uhuru Kenyatta’s remarks at a recent political rally where, seemingly aggrieved by a High Court ruling that stopped the IEBC’s printing of presidential ballot papers by Dubai-based Al Ghurair, he accused the Opposition NASA of “playing with their thoughts” and vowed that they “will not allow our opponents to use the courts to intimidate the IEBC, thinking that they will win (power) using the backdoor.”