Kenya: Chief Justice Raises Concern Over Threats to Judges

20 February 2013

Chief Justice Willy Mutunga has said that he has been intimidated by the executive. Speaking at a press conference today, the CJ revealed that he had received a threatening letter against judges, ambassadors and himself stating that the letter "warns against an adversarial ruling on the Presidential and Deputy Presidential candidacy of Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto."

The CJ also revealed that he was asked by an immigration officer at the JKIA to seek travel clearance from the Head of Civil Service Francis Kimemia a day after the letter was posted.

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