Law Society of Kenya president Nelson Havi () said the president had a contract with the people to obey and uphold the constitution and must honour that contract by respecting court orders. “The president should lead by example and obey the court orders by appointing the judges. The LSK boss said the tendency to disobey court orders is interfering with independence of the Judiciary as some judges feel demoralised when they should have the freedom to decide on cases without undue influence. Veteran lawyer Dr John Khaminwa said it is unfortunate for the government to disobey court orders especially without any reason for the action. He said the government should not choose which court orders to obey and that even if they dislike and disrespect a judge, they should at least respect decisions and orders issued by that judge.

Source: Standard Digital June 08, 2020 19:31 UTC