By BRIAN OCHAROMore by this AuthorThe Judiciary has yet again come under sharp criticism after the Mombasa High Court last week ordered the release of 10 million kilograms of imported rice that Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) had condemned for destruction. Justice Eric Ogola ordered the release of 10,327 tonnes of rice valued at more than Sh250 million, which is being held at a warehouse in Mombasa by a multiagency team. The judge’s order for the release of the rice to Phoenix Global Kenya Ltd means that the commodity can be distributed for sale despite the quality issues the multiagency team raised. And Kenyans have taken to social media to criticise the decision, accusing the Judiciary of issuing orders that could see the public consume bad rice detrimental to their health. In a tweet, Dr Auma Obama, sister of former US President Barack Obama, appeared not to believe that the court ordered the release of goods unfit for human consumption despite protests from Kebs.

Source: Daily Nation February 04, 2019 03:00 UTC