Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga at Jomo Kenyatta International Stadium in Kisumu County during Madaraka Day Celebrations, June 1, 2021. [Courtesy]It was my professor, renowned linguist Okoth Okombo (God bless his soul) who often said “there is no no communication”. And so the Opposition ODM’s jarring silence on the apparent threat to the Judiciary by President Uhuru Kenyatta and the subsequent appointment of some and not all of the judges approved by the Judicial Service Commission didn’t seem misplaced. In Parliament, for example, his party has given Jubilee the majoritarian they (ODM) so much loathed in Jubilee’s first term. Make no mistake, I am not expressly against politicians striking compromises and building consensus that enable our democracy to function.

Source: Standard Digital June 14, 2021 02:41 UTC