Supreme Court judges must do whatever it takes to uphold democracy

From left: Supreme Court judges Njoki Ndung'u, Smokin wanjala, deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu, Chief Justice David Maraga, Jackton Ojwang and Isaac Lenaola, during hearing of the presidential poll petition. (Photo: Beverlyne Musili/Standard)

I want to make clear at the outset that it’s not my job to determine how the Supreme Court will rule in the presidential petition filed against Jubilee’s Uhuru Kenyatta.

I believe in the centrality of judicial independence as the pillar of the rule of law and democracy. That doesn’t mean I don’t have strong opinions about judicial decisions, especially at the Supreme Court. I do – I will disagree, or agree, with the court based on my reading of the law and the evidence as a jurist and legal scholar.