Jaji Mkuu wa Kenya Willy Mutunga atishiwa maisha na Mungiki

[Ab-Titchaz]

CJ threatened over Uhuru, Ruto case




By Isaiah Lucheli


NAIROBI, KENYA: Chief Justice Willy Mutunga on Wednesday said he has received death threats from the outlawed Mungiki sect over integrity case against Jubilee presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta and his running mate William Ruto.

The CJ said he received a poisoned pen letter from a group claiming to be Mungiki warning him on issuing any adversarial ruling on Jubilee presidential and running mate cases.

He said the letter dated February 13 was sent by ‘Mungiki Veteran Group/ Kenya Sovereignty Defence Squad.

The letter, Mutunga said, extols the violent exploits of the Mungiki movement and threaten him with dire consequences should he deliver a ruling detrimental to Uhuru and Ruto.

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Threats against Judiciary futile, says Chief Justice Willy Mutunga

By PAUL OGEMBA

Posted Wednesday, February 20 2013 at 13:01

Chief Justice Willy Mutunga has said attempts to threaten and intimidate the Judiciary will fail.

Dr Mutunga said he had received a "poison-pen letter" from the Mungiki Veterans Groups/Kenya Sovereignty Defence Squad making all manner of threats against judges, ambassadors and himself.

"The letter warns against an adversarial ruling on the presidential and deputy presidential candidacy of Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto. The letter extols the violent 'exploits' of the Mungiki Movement and threatens dire consequences," said CJ.

Dr Mutunga said Head of Public Service Francis Kimemia's attempt to block him from travelling outside the country was politically motivated and an emerging trend of intimidating judges as the country heads to elections is worrying.

According to the CJ, he was stopped by an immigration officer from travelling to Tanzania who insisted that he could not travel unless he is cleared by Mr Kimemia.

Dr Mutunga said he was ready to sacrifice his life in defence of the Constitution.

Threats against Judiciary futile, says Chief Justice Willy Mutunga - CAMPAIGN NEWS - elections.nation.co.ke

 

[Geza Ulole]

Threats against Judiciary futile, says Chief Justice Willy Mutunga

By PAUL OGEMBA ( email the author)

Posted Wednesday, February 20 2013 at 13:01

Chief Justice Willy Mutunga has said attempts to threaten and intimidate the Judiciary will fail.

Dr Mutunga said he had received a "poison-pen letter" from the Mungiki Veterans Groups/Kenya Sovereignty Defence Squad making all manner of threats against judges, ambassadors and himself.

"The letter warns against an adversarial ruling on the presidential and deputy presidential candidacy of Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto. The letter extols the violent 'exploits' of the Mungiki Movement and threatens dire consequences," said CJ.

Dr Mutunga said Head of Public Service Francis Kimemia's attempt to block him from travelling outside the country was politically motivated and an emerging trend of intimidating judges as the country heads to elections is worrying.

According to the CJ, he was stopped by an immigration officer from travelling to Tanzania who insisted that he could not travel unless he is cleared by Mr Kimemia.

Dr Mutunga said he was ready to sacrifice his life in defence of the Constitution.




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[Geza Ulole]

seems Tanzania government is much entangled with the March 4 elections here is another report but unfortunately i couldn't access the African Intelligence news

 

[Mekatilili]

Kibaki & Kenyatta at work! We have known about this for long. This country belongs to all of us not a tribe, or a class of people.

 

[Mekatilili]

 

[Geza Ulole]

Kibaki & Kenyatta at work! We have known about this for long. This country belongs to all of us not a tribe, or a class of people.

the good thing is Kikwete seems neutral so worry not if Kenyatta looses then rest be assured Kikuyus will hand over power come rain or drought! Kibaki is in TZ right now trying to seduce Kikwete whereas CJ was here last week! Whereas there has been serious EU and US delegations meetings with JK at Ikulu. Right now a meeting btn JK, Kibaki and these high caliber US and EU delegates is going on...

 

[Ab-Titchaz]

[h=5]CHIEF JUSTICE'S STATEMENT ON JUDGES' SECURITY AND ELECTIONS


Fellow Kenyans,

I have called this press conference to inform the country of two separate but significant events that have occurred in the past one week. I have considered the possible implications of this public statement, but concluded that given the history of this country, such a public disclosure is warranted, necessary, and proper. This statement does not seek to cause alarm but to strengthen the resolve of each and every Kenyan to protect our Constitution, secure our transition, and affirm our future.

On Monday, February 18, 2013, as I was sitting in the Judicial Service Commission interviews for the recruitment of the Deputy Chief Justice, my office received a poison-pen letter from the Mungiki Veterans Group/Kenya Sovereignty Defence Squad. The letter, which was dated Wednesday, February 13, 2013, makes all manner of threats against the Judges, ambassadors and my person. It warns against an adversarial ruling on the Presidential and Deputy Presidential candidacy of Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto. The letter extols the violent ‘exploits' of the Mungiki movement and threatens dire consequences.

This letter was posted only a day before my departure to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, where I had been invited by the Tanzanian Constitution Review Commission to a one-day event to share my thoughts and experiences on Kenya's constitutional experience. I was stopped at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) by an Immigration Officer, who insisted that I could not travel because I had not been cleared by Mr. Francis Kimemia, the Permanent Secretary, Head of the Public Service, and Secretary to the Cabinet. I told the official that there is no constitutional, statutory, or policy basis or requirement that provided for the Chief Justice of the Republic to seek clearance to travel from the Head of Civil Service or anybody.

Further, the said Circular that he was invoking to make this illegal demand and decision did not -- rightly so -- even have the Chief Justice listed among the Public Officials on it. It requires quite some courage, ignorance, or political patronage or a combination of all three for an Immigration officer, on his own motion, to summon the confidence to stop a Chief Justice from traveling, particularly in the face of a nonexistent circular! After much haggling, I did eventually travel. The Immigration Shift Supervisor kept insisting that they were awaiting instructions. However, I still find the insistence on permission from Mr Kimemia bizarre to say the least. Even more baffling was that the Chief Registrar of the Judiciary received a purported ‘Clearance to travel"letter by Mr. Kimemia dated February 14, stating '..it has been noted the Chief Justice is travelling to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania'.

Upon landing in Dar es Salaam, I received a telephone call from the Director General of the National Intelligence Service, Major-General Michael Gichangi, apologizing for the 'small hiccup' at the airport. I told the DG that a Chief Justice being gratuitously stopped by anybody from traveling cannot fit the definition of a small hiccup, however generous one may want to be. It has never happened on any of my numerous previous trips. I have, therefore, concluded that this is deliberate harassment; and whereas I was keen to have this resolved bureaucratically, I am convinced it is political, and public accountability requires that I make it public.

These two incidents evidence a pattern of emerging harassment against my person, the Office of the Chief Justice, and the Judiciary -- especially since no fewer than five (5) Judges have been attacked in the recent past, with some involving gun incidence – as we head into the elections.

I, therefore, wish to state as follows:

1. Kenyans have invested heavily in this country's democratization, and this investment has resulted in a new Constitution. This Constitution must be protected and guarded jealously. Threats and intimidation of this nature against the Chief Justice, judges, or any other Kenyan or individual must be resisted actively, and rejected resolutely. I have given most of my life to a better Kenya and if taking it is what will be required to consolidate and secure our democratic gains in this election, or even thereafter, that is a price I am not afraid to pay.

2. I have invested heavily in the past one and a half years in creating a new Judiciary. I have repeatedly given my pledge to the country that the Judiciary will not flinch in interpreting the Constitution as is required, a task we have executed very well. For the 2013 General Election, we have done sufficient ground work to handle both pre- and post-election matters in accordance with the law. On February 28, 2013, we shall hold a special session with all judges of the High Court to give Kenyans a final statement on our preparedness. Therefore, candidates or their supporters -- real or claimed -- should not panic. We shall decide all cases independently, and with scrupulous fidelity to the Constitution and the law. Let no individual, group, candidate, or supporter imagine that cowardly and darkly acts such as these will cower us. We have seen and overcome worse, and we will all soldier on for this country. None will be held hostage by a cabal of retrogrades.

3. The Judiciary has, in a private correspondence, communicated to Mr. Kimemia as to the legal position on the matter of the 'small hiccup' to ensure it never occurs again.

4. I believe that Kenyan security agencies, unless they willfully neglect or refuse to, have the capacity and resources to investigate the sources and partnerships of this threatening letter. To this end, I have this morning sent the letter to the Inspector General of Police, the Director of the Criminal Investigations Department, Director of the National Intelligence Service, and the Director of Public Prosecutions to investigate this matter and give the country a progress report. I am also asking the Inspector General of Police to take the necessary steps to enhance the security of judges and other judicial officers at this time.

5. If anybody, any candidate, any party, any agency, or any other actor thinks that it will bend the ear, mind and resolve of this Chief Justice to do anything that is unconstitutional or illegal, then they are mistaken. On any matter that will come before me or the Supreme Court, I and the Court shall operate strictly within the confines of the Constitution. Intimidation and threats are uninvited guests and will not be hosted in the execution of our mandate.

6. The political class must choose whether, either through direct pronouncements or suggestive behaviour, they want a peaceful, democratic and fair election free from the ring of rigging and intimidation, or whether they want to put the country on a path of violence. Whatever choice the political class and leadership makes, they must remain aware that ultimately, the people of Kenya and the rule of law will triumph. The Judiciary is playing its part in protecting and upholding the Constitution; let Kenyans also do their part.
7. I appeal to Kenyans to hold a peaceful election. It is only by so doing that we shall silence these dark forces of retrogression and also advance our constitutional and democratic promise. My fellow Kenyans, with confidence and tribute to the nation, go and vote for our Constitution. It is the only way to reject those who threaten and proclaim violence as a false choice.

Thank you.

Hon. Dr. Willy Mutunga, D. Jur., SC, EGH
Chief Justice/ President, Supreme Court of Kenya[/h]

 

[Bishop Hiluka]

Jaji mkuu wa Kenya, Willy Mutunga, ameelezea kuwa alipokea vitisho
hivi karibuni kuhusu kesi iliyowahusisha mgombea wa urais Uhuru Kenyatta
na mgombea mwenza wake William Ruto. Wawili hao ni washukiwa wa uhalifu
wa kivita katika mahakama ya ICC na mahakama kuu ya Kenya wiki jana
ilipaswa kuamua ikiwa wanaweza kugombea urais au la.

Uamuzi uliotolewa na mahakama hiyo hata hivyo ulisema kuwa haina uwezo
wa kuamua kesi hiyo na kwamba mahakama ya juu zaidi Kenya ndiyo ina uwezo
pekee kutoa uamuzi. Jaji mkuu, Willy Mutunga, alisema kuwa ujumbe wa barua
aliyopokea ulikuwa unamtisha kuwa angetendewa jambo baya na kundi haramu la
Mungiki. Kundi hilo pia lilihusishwa na ghasia za baada ya uchaguzi mkuu mwaka 2007.

Mutunga aliituhumu serikali kwa kumfanyia dhulma baada ya kuamrishwa na afisa
mmoja wa uhamiaji kusafiri kwenda Dar es Salaam kwani hakuwa na idhini ya
mtumishi mkuu wa umaa Francis Kimemia.

Mutunga alisema hatishiki na kuwa hahitaji idhini kutoka kwa Kimemia kabla ya
kusafiri kwenda nje ya nchi. Pia ameelezea wasiwasi kuwa majaji wanatishwa
kisiasa huku nchi ikiwa inaelekea katika uchaguzi mkuu.

Source: BBC

 

[Royals]

Hiyo nayo ni maneno mengine; Mungiki kama wapo basi hii ni shida toshani heri Uhuru ajitoe kugombea uraisi ili kuepusha fujo. Maana kama kundi hili lipo kwa miaka hii mitano na serijali ilikuwepi, ni nani mfadhili wake?

 

[Bishop Hiluka]

Kumbe bado kuna mambo mengi yamejificha nyuma ya pazia...

 

[Geza Ulole]

the fun thing is all the names of threat culprits hails from Mount Kenya region! Hahah that is called an institutional intimidation by the state headed by Mumbis! They have succeeded on that! :tape2:

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[Lastname]

Serikali ya Tz na Kenya wana mbinu moja, na wanapeana support na ndio maana wamemita Ninja wa Kisomari

 

[mfianchi]

Wapi Kabaridi, na Dhuks, bana

 

[Mekatilili]

We stand by the CJ and will defend the constitution at all costs! Kibaki should be ready to go to court once his term ends and Kenyatta should await his date with the ICC.

 

[sanjo]

Super moderator,

Thanks for insights on Kenyan incoming General Elections. I now conclusively believe that this Elections is the choice between status quo and champion of change. Let Kenyan people think critically what kind of Kenya do they want to build. Impunity and maintaining the status quo will never bring meaningful changes for them.

 

[Nairoberry]

this is very cheap publicity and attention seeking fron the cj. Everyone knows mungiki is a member of the cord coalition of odinga thru maina njenga. Only a fool would believe this letter ask yourself why a pro uhuru group would do this and they very well know its political suicide the fact of the matter is that uhuru is headed for a major win and western powers are using local media and civil society to stop that. I myself am a amani supporter i hail from western but even there luhyas are saying it will be hard for raila to defeat uhuru even though 70 per cent will vote for cord

 

[Geza Ulole]

this is very cheap publicity and attention seeking fron the cj. Everyone knows mungiki is a member of the cord coalition of odinga thru maina njenga. Only a fool would believe this letter ask yourself why a pro uhuru group would do this and they very well know its political suicide the fact of the matter is that uhuru is headed for a major win and western powers are using local media and civil society to stop that. I myself am a amani supporter i hail from western but even there luhyas are saying it will be hard for raila to defeat uhuru even though 70 per cent will vote for cord

From ur antics i am 100% sure u r a Mumbi! i have known u for three years u can't change your tribe just like this just now! :nono:

 

[Nairoberry]

From ur antics i am 100% sure u r a Mumbi! i have known u for three years u can't change your tribe just like this just now! :nono:

and i have known you to be retarded

 

[Nyani Ngabu]

Why does Sonko get plenty of grief for his flamboyance (attire, jewelry, antics, etc.) but not the chief justice?

One time Sonko got kicked out of parliament for having a stud in his ear but this Kenyan chief justice wears one too but nobody gives him any grief about it.

Is it because of the difference in the branches of government that each branch gets to set its own rules?

 

[Geza Ulole]

and i have known you to be retarded

hahah bursted a die hard and ethnical and extrimist Mumbi wait for March 04 ur reign in Kenya gonna end u will probably start selling githeri or chang'aa:yo: