Chief Justice Martha Koome on Monday, September, 19, skipped the induction workshop for members of parliament at the Safari Park in Nairobi.
Koome was instead represented by Court of Appeal Judge Daniel Musinga.
The CJ was scheduled to deliver a keynote speech on the inter-linkages and interdependence between Parliament and the Judiciary.
On Monday,a section of lawmakers aligned to the Azimio la Umoja – One Kenya coalition had threatened to walk out on the CJ during her presentation.
The lawmakers had indicated that their walkout was aimed at expressing dissatisfaction with the Supreme Court ruling on the presidential election petition.
The MPs led by Nyando lawmaker Jared Okello claimed the President of the Supreme Court had fallen short of upholding the constitution of Kenya.
“We are dissatisfied that Parliament has invited the Chief Justice to come and make a presentation. The judgment that she rendered was full of insults and I do not think we deserved them.
“She does not interpret the law as it ought to be. We will respectfully walk away when she shows up to make that presentation,” he stated.
Funyula MP Wilberforce Oundo said Azimio lawmakers were not ready to listen to the CJ’s presentation during the induction.
“We expect judges and people in the judiciary to be of good manner and temper so that whatever judgement they render is not full of innuendos”.
“When she comes, or at whatever venue, has the time to redeem the image o the judiciary that respects the people of Kenya,” he stated.
Oundo said the CJ had nothing new she could bring to the MPs because we have copies of the constitution and standing orders”.
“Whatever she is bringing here today is full of hot air, an unproven hypothesis, red herring and all the negative attributes that she described our petition with.”
