A different kind of showdown took place here in Nairobi at the supreme court among learned friends. It was a face-off between two professors; attorney general professor Githu Muigai and the chief justice candidate professor Makau Mutua.  The past came back to haunt professor Mutua as he was put on the spot over a past tweet where he vowed never to recognize Uhuru Kenyatta as president. He however says he did so in the context of the international criminal court case that Uhuru Kenyatta was facing at the time.