We can have inclusiveness without changing the Constitution

The Judiciary has become the scapegoat in the “war on corruption,” with Raila Odinga now echoing the Jubilee line in criticising the courts for obeying the law. Uhuru Kenyatta has led this chorus, clearly designed to turn the spotlight away from his own impunity, actions and omissions that have perpetuated corruption, amid his anti-corruption rhetoric.

Mr Kenyatta, Attorney General Kihara Kariuki, Director of Public Prosecution Noordin Haji and the police refuse to see the log in their eyes, preferring to blame others. That could be understandable since people in power rarely look inward for what is wrong. And especially if continued shifting of blame also serves to intimidate judges so that they check themselves more than they check the Executive. But there is also a hidden agenda in discrediting the courts: It prepares the public to be sufficiently malleable to accept a particular woman as Chief Justice once Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu is dispensed with and Chief Justice David Maraga retires. For this particular woman has proven a diligent protector of the Gikuyu mafia, no matter the law or facts.