Isaac Aluochier: The man who smoked out President Uhuru Kenyatta

Isaac Aluochier. [File, Standard]

When a lanky man with greying beard, flowing agbada and matching cap took to the stand before the Court of Appeal in July last year, and again at the Supreme Court today, few expected him to enthral the courtroom as he eventually did.

Before him, acclaimed giants of the courtroom had captured the imagination of the nation, bringing home Greek mythologies, spinning Biblical tales and weaving philosophical allegories to drive their points home.