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His tenure as the first president of the
Judiciary under the 2010 constitution is not shy of direct stabs at cartels and
incompetent politicians. In what looked like a best saved for the last, he
described local politicians as self-centered before announcing his new job as a
Commonwealth Special Envoy to Maldives. From the new judge of the East African Court of
Justice, Aaron Ringera to the green law student, Mr. Paul Andrew; the Judicial
Service Commission was not short of applicants to fill the Chief Justice
position. Kenya had to brace for a showdown. It was a show of wits when Professor Makau Mutua
took the hot seat. Grilled by the Attorney General, Professor Githu Muigai, his
past utterance on the validity of the election of Uhuru Kenyatta were to soon
haunt him. Mango, football coach who left sweet taste in players' mouths Cancer cases, STIs, infertility in young adults linked to unsafe sex Former CJ Maraga wins round one against Ahmednasir 39 magistrates promoted to facilitate case backlog clearance History will not be quick to forget the small
fish that swam in the high tides. Mr. Paul Andrew Kangeni lived to the quote of
Fredrih Schiller ‘Mandkind is made great or little by its own will.’ The law
student’s date with the vetting commission was not to last half an hour.
However, acres of media space were earmarked to highlight his story of courage. Justice Aaron Ringera, his judicial history not
withstanding was lucky to be given a day with the commission after his
application was turned down before. He was put to task to explain his decision
to send home twenty three staff of the high court over corruption allegations. The results were soon to be out. Popular judge,
Dr. Smokin Wanjala was to fall second to little known Court of Appeal judge,
Mr. David Maraga. Eloquent Professor Makau Mutua was to come third of the
eleven applicants. Glare and focus was soon to shine on the new
chief justice nominee. We are however waiting with baited breaths if he
will follow in the footsteps of his predecessor who had struck an accord with
the young of the country. With the appending of the signature by the president
standing between Mr. Maraga and his first day as Kenya’s chief Justice, the
youth are already skeptic if he will match to ease of connection his former had
with them. The vibrancy of social media and its need can
never be underscored in today’s world. Questions are already being asked if Mr.
Maraga will live up to the dominance of Dr. Mutunga on such outlets as Twitter
and Facebook. These new media have been predominantly perceived as the platform
for the modern youths. Only time will be tell what the new Chief
Justice has up his sleeves for the incessantly vibrant youths of this country.
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What will the new CJ have for the Youth?
By Oluoch Bendaftone
| Sep. 30, 2016
