Kenya: When the President Breaks the Constitution - What Then?

By Yash Pal Ghai, 20 July 2014
Kenya: When the President Breaks the Constitution - What Then?
Kenya: When the President Breaks the Constitution - What Then?
<p>What are the citizens supposed to do when the president blatantly violates the constitution he was elected under and which he swore to uphold, protect and defend? That is the questions Kenyans are grappling with.</p><p><br><br>Recently, Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta 'approved' the appointment of 11 judges out of the 25 nominated by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). It is said that he is studying the remaining list of names before he decides on whether to approve them, but no indication of what he is pondering over. He has also not so far appointed any of the three nominees to the Judicial Service Commission who are elected or nominated by different constituencies (presumably he is still studying that list).</p>
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