Jubilee owes business community stable legal environment

President Uhuru Kenyatta accompanied by his Deputy William Ruto and other Jubilee leaders, during a campaign rally at Nandi Bears Club in Nandi County. [Photo by Peter Ochieng/Standard]

The business community kicked off the year with a renewed sense of optimism, confident that the intense politicking that stifled business activity in 2017 would subside. Unfortunately, the opposite has come to pass. The elections did not settle the supremacy battle between Nasa and Jubilee, but instead, set the stage for a more protracted and bitter contest.

Amidst this struggle for power, politicians on both sides of the political divide have demonstrated a flagrant disregard for the rule of law. The defiance of court orders and the public lambasting of the Chief Justice in political rallies are pointers to this, as are the arbitrary shut down of broadcasters and the swearing in of the opposition chief as President of the People.