Outgoing Chief Justice Willy Mutunga has asked the Senate to rise above partisan politics and protect devolution. During his farewell address to the August House on Wednesday, Mutunga pointed out that Senate should not just debate but deliberate on national issues ‘which transcend mere party or regional interests’. Mutunga also enumerated the openness that currently exists between the judiciary, the public and other arms of government. Read also: Willy Mutunga: All Is Well Until You Fight Graft“Ensure therefore that there is less politics among you in the way you conduct the affairs of this institution. "Every organ of State must therefore exercise its power in the public interest," Mutunga said.

Source: The Star June 15, 2016 16:30 UTC