Judging from the vitriol filled emotions, a compromise position was the way forward. It is easier to insist pwani ni Kenya from the comfort of your mansion in Runda or state house. Taking a hardline stance ni kusema those of us here perceived to have taken their jobs, run for our lives. I believe that is the best the Courts could have done. Lakini which country are we in?

And he could have been right....In my jinga opinion,"MRC" was given a rope to hang itself with.

I concur with Njung'e, these MRC guys cant see the bigger picture.If they are a legal group now ,at bare minimum they are expected to behave in conformity with the same constitution which legitimized their status.That is first respect Kenya as a unitary state, and drop the secession call-upto that i agree with the courts. My bone of contention however is the opening of the Pandora's box,now every other proscribed entity may see the need to rush to the same courts and agrue their case as a precedence has been set(its within their rights too).Another thing is i dont remember MRC asking to be registered as a political party if they so wished they have competent lawyers, what the judges gave on this IMO was unsolicited legal counsel

Guka, what if this was just pure judicial activism that we are seeing of late and there is really no plan? This could just be the beginning of the end!

I concur:
Judiciary gave MRC Kenya a lifeline by lifting a ban imposed on the ‘proscribed cessationist group’ through a court ruling that has elicited political and government emotions.
NSIS however neutralized the threat posed by this proscribed ethnic-religious saboteur group that is funded by both local and foreign players.
MRC Kenya, as projected in previous analysis, poses a significant threat to Kenya’s national security for a number of reasons including serving the interests of foreign countries, subversive activity, economic sabotage, ethnic divide, and geostrategic value degradation.
Kenya’s geostrategic value to the east and central Africa is immense. Actually it has outgrown its shoes leading to both regional and international players to skeptically eye Nairobi and to stymie this progress and value is a policy opted by these players.
MRC Kenya, however benefits nothing from the ban lift, hence the state should not worry besides the politicians.
The strategic value of MRC Kenya to its sympathizers was washed away when judiciary advised it becomes registered as a political party to allow it pursue its cause with little ado.
The judge had carefully read the threats posed by MRC Kenya and indeed sought advice from either a legal expert from the intelligence community or the government legal office on how to counter the groups amorphous structure.
MRC Kenya, should it register as a political party, enters into a tray which is under the National Security Intelligence Service NSIS spotlight/watch/scrutiny.
Its source of funds, revenue, origin of support, members and their associates, foreign and local support will be easily audited and quickly checked to limit their future capacity to pose any threat to Kenya’s national security.
NSIS will easily access accounts, membership lists, travel, meetings, and communication between those in both senior and vital positions of the groups systems and locals and foreigners suspect in funding/sympathizing with the group.
In such a state, MRC Kenya is no-longer a threat neither a complex structure with an amorphous look that threatens Kenya.
NSIS merely neutralized MRC Kenya without using adverse means let alone brutal police force on its members.

RINK

Question: What if they don't take up the advice to go it as a political party??