The Law Society of Kenya yesterday condemned threats targeted at High Court judge George Odunga by MPs.
Speaking in Parliament after passing amendments to the election laws majority leader Aden Duale said he will table a motion to discuss the judge’s conduct.
But LSK president Isaac Okero said tha attack was unwarranted. He said it is an attack on the independence of the judiciary and the integrity of the judge, and an abuse of parliamentary privilege.
“It is conduct completely untenable in any civilised democracy,” he said in a statement. Duale issued a statement as the judge was preparing to rule on an application before him, filed by Cord, in a bid to stop Parliament from debating the proposed amendments to the election laws.
“The honourable judge holds an important constitutional office as a judge of the superior court and a member of the judiciary,” Okero said.
