Makau Mutua: Poorly Timed Maraga Edict Has Given BBI a Lease of Life

The Supreme Court’s edict to President Kenyatta on the 2/3rds gender rule was the only legal way to go argues Prof. Makau Mutua. However, while the President of the Supreme Court is a jurist, he argues, the Chief Justice is a quasi-politician advancing the spirit of the constitution in a fluid political context. The judiciary isn’t equipped to resolve Kenya’s political problems.