Maraga can change public perception of Judiciary

Chief Justice (CJ) of Kenya David Maraga (Photo: Elvis Ogina)

Kenya is going through unusual constitutional and legal challenges that amount to crisis. However, it is simply part of periodic gyrations that make the constitution and law political tools.

Those who can manoeuvre the two determine the direction that the country follows. When the constitution is fundamentally flawed, the country experiences repeated constitutional crises. Kenya goes through those constitutional crises when critical organs of State are at loggerheads with each other, yet they are expected to work together.