“In these cases, I see continuous disobedience of lawful court orders by government officials without any justifiable cause or explanation,” said Justice Francis Gikonyo recently. His colleague in the High Court George Odunga said: “In my considered view, court orders are not made in vain and are meant to be complied with. The CJ should meet with not only the President but also the Speakers because I believe some have also ignored court orders, and agree that court directives should be obeyed. Mr Mwamu said it had become difficult to implement court orders because the concerned public officials were protected by the police while on duty and at home. While issuing the order, Justice Gikonyo, said the State officer had a tendency of disobeying court orders and summons requesting him to appear to answer to contempt of court charges against him.

Source: Daily Nation December 30, 2017 21:11 UTC