Chief Justice David Maraga's religious beliefs force Supreme Court to hold first sitting at night

Chief Justice David Maraga is a staunch Seventh Day Adventist and worships on Saturday.

The Supreme Court’s decision to hold the first sitting of the presidential election petition on Saturday night has evoked debate over religion and call for national duty.

Questions were being raised whether the move was necessitated by Chief Justice David Maraga’s firm stand that he cannot sit in a court session on a Saturday during the Sabbath Day for the Seventh Day Adventist Church.