MP to move bill to censure Supreme Court

By Lawrence Aluru

Nyakach MP Aduma Owuor is set to table a bill in parliament to censure the integrity of the members of the Supreme Court as soon as the house convenes.

He said that the integrity of the Supreme Court judges was questionable regarding that the manner in which they handled the Presidential petition verdict was not satisfactory.

Mr Aduma wondered why the court dismissed the petitions against President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta’s election, even after it was finding there were irregularities in 22 polling stations which had their
results re-tallied.

“Even after they learnt that there were discrepancies in all the 22 polling stations, they still lacked the eye opener on the same,” he said.

He read mischief, noting that there is no way the Judges of the Supreme Court could make a unanimous verdict.

He said that these were judges with independent minds who performed very well while serving in the High Court.

“My first bill when the parliament opens, will focus on how we can censure members of the Supreme Court,” said Aduma.

Aduma noted that a ruling of a case of such a magnitude could not just be delivered in less than 10 minutes as was done by Chief Justice Willy Mutunga.
Other Supreme Court Judges are Justice Phillip Tunoi, Justice Smokin Wanjala, Justice Jackton Ojwang and Justice Njoki Ndung’u.

Aduma made the remarks during a luncheon at the home of Anglican Bishop Joseph Otieno Wasonga of the Maseno West diocese in Gem district.

He however called on their supporters to forget about the election issues and embark on development matters in the province.

 “We should be self-reliant if we have to succeed in Kenya and that has to begin from working hard in our farms,” said Aduma.
The meeting was attended by all elected leaders in Siaya County led by Siaya Governor Cornel Rasanga Amoth, MP’s David Ochieng (Ugenya) and Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja) among other Siaya county ward representatives.

Ugenya MP said that he did not support the Attorney General Githu Muigai’s decision that the governors cannot fly the flags.

 “If the first governor’s flew the flag, how then is it wrong for the current governors to fly the flag,” he posed.

He said the AG should concentrate on advising the president-elect on the best way of implementing the constitution instead of meddling in matters