PRESIDENTIAL PETITION

Lawyer Willis Otieno throws court into stitches with plumber analogy

He first caught public attention by singing "Pinky Pinky Ponky" in court on Wednesday.

In Summary

• Lawyer Julie Soweto had earlier told the Supreme Court that Jose Camargo is the one who decided who the President of Kenya would be.

•"A plumber who is in your bathroom when you are showering after fixing your shower is no longer a plumber but a sexual offender and should be reported," he said.

Advocate Otieno Willis
Advocate Otieno Willis
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After throwing the courtroom into stitches when he sang a popular nursery rhyme "Pinky Pinky Ponky",  lawyer Willis Otieno on Friday lit up the courtroom during his submissions.

Before quoting a Bible verse, the lawyer used an analogy in reference to the Venezuelan who allegedly accessed the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) portal during the election process.

Lawyer Julie Soweto had earlier told the Supreme Court that Jose Camargo manipulated figures in the portal and literally decided who the President of Kenya would be.

"A plumber who is in your bathroom when you are showering after fixing your shower is no longer a plumber but a sexual offender and should be reported," he said.

Lawyers and other people in the courtroom burst into laughter following Otieno's sentiments.

He went on to explain how to deal with the 'sexual' offender using the Biblical context.

"If you find him at that time, you tell him, get behind me Satan as was said in the book of Mark 8:33 in the Bible when the devil entered Peter and Jesus told him, get behind me Satan."

However, Chief Justice Martha Koome warned him to be careful with his choice of words.

On Thursday, Willis resorted to singing a popular nursery rhyme "Pinky Pinky Ponky" in Dholuo while demonstrating how IEBC Chair Wafula Chebukati ran the electoral body.

"What Chebukati did is what my niece, Mimi, calls 'Pinky pinky ponky, Paka mielo disko! (the cat is dancing at a disco)," he said.

On this, Justice Smokin Wanjala warned him against using unfamiliar language before the court. 

"Counsel, let me give you brotherly advice, the language you are using is alien to this court," Justice Wanjala said. 

The Supreme Court on Friday entered the third day of the presidential election petition hearing.

The apex court led by Koome has until September 5 to deliver the verdict on the August 9 election.


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