Activist Boniface Mwangi of Pawa254 has launched a scathing attack on President Uhuru Kenyatta for his sustained onslaught at the Supreme Court.
In a long facebook post on Wednesday, Mwangi questioned if the President bribed Supreme Court Judges to rule in his favour in 2013’s Presidential petition by the then Coalition for reform and democracy (Cord).
“The Supreme Court upheld his election, so is he implying that he bribed the judges to get that favourable judgment? Or is it bribery only when the judgment does not favour him?” he posed.
He said public attacks to the Supreme Court by the President and Jubilee honchos is “immature, shameful and demeaning the office that he occupies.”
The activist who vied for Starehe MP but lost added that though opposition has its fair share of attacks on the Judiciary, Jubilee’s attacks are overboard.
“Cord, now NASA, also attacked the Supreme Court after the 2013 decision, but their attacks weren’t as malicious and vengeful.”
“Jubilee politicians have threatened to reduce the powers of the Supreme Court,” said he.
Mwangi said no one has the right to say Judges were bribed to rule in favor of opposition.
“If the Supreme Court Judges were bribed, Uhuru would have made the transactions public and investigations would have commenced. President Uhuru has access to the military, the National Intelligence Service and Kenya Police Service.”
“If money exchanged hands, it would be very easy for them to track it. If there is probable cause, a search warrant can be issued and the houses of the mentioned Supreme Court judges searched,” added Mwangi.
He bashed Jubilee regime for application of double standards in dealing with protestors from both political divides.
“It’s also shocking to see how the police are treating Jubilee supporters with kid gloves. When NASA supporters exercised their right to protest, they were teargased, beaten and some shot dead. Jubilee supporters lit fires on the Naivasha highway and harassed people while police stood by protecting them,” lamented Mwangi.
He said Kenyans should protect the Supreme Court from “bullying and harassment” for the sake of generations to come.
By Pharis Kinyua. He’s an online Journalist and an author for Jamhuri News