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Lawyers tell CJ to reject blackmail over budget cut

President Uhuru Kenyatta and Chief Justice David Maraga.

The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) wants Chief Justice David Maraga to remain firm and reject blackmail from the Executive to secure his legacy.

Referring to the image cut by Justice Maraga during the launch of the State of the Judiciary Annual Report (Sojar) this week, the officials who included LSK Vice President Harriet Chiggai, Council member Maria Mbeneka, Nairobi LSK chairman Charles Kanjama and lawyer Nelson Havi, told the CJ not to negotiate on the independence of the Judiciary.

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