A threat by President Uhuru Kenyatta to Chief Justice David Maraga forced the CJ to make radical changes in the Judiciary yesterday. Yesterday, Maraga announced a major shuffle of key judges in a move likely to be interpreted as bowing to pressure from the Executive. He has been transferred to the High Court in Kajiado. It was Justice Okwany who also lifted the ban on the lesbian based movie Rafiki after the government banned it from being screened in the country. In July last year, in a move Treasury said would cripple revenue collection, Justice Okwany suspended the implementation of excise duty introduced in Finance Bill,2018.

Source: The Star February 05, 2019 03:11 UTC