For me what should concern us is if what he is saying is true - that power brokers and wielders are frustrating and variously trying to get at him.

Debating if he should have said these things in a press conference or written a letter instead is to overly concern ourselves with form at the expence of substance.

For all I care, Maranga may be naive in certain aspects, but the powers that be ought to respect the office of CJ and if there is good grounds to remove him, do so as per law.
This infighting is inimical to administration of justice - which in turn is bad for the common man and the economy in general.


Appearing to rein in on the judiciary is to appear to be leaning towards autocracy.

Uhuru should straighten things out.

He has a legacy to protect.

There were new court rooms that were to be built through a World Bank funded project. The project has been on for several years and there is no sign that it will be finished as most monies have been paid with little to show for it. I hear the tendering process was a sham with the sponsor having to intervene.

The digitization program has never started despite funding from World Bank and this being one of the CJ's promise at the time of taking up his job. Tendering fr this project is an annual ritual.

Can someone highlight the achievements of Maraga. I am curious to know his effective side.

If he is alleging that he is co-equal to the Executive, he is mistaken. He is not even in line to succeed in the event of the top seat being vacated. He has positioned himself as a legal purist and servant of the public, similar to CBK Governor's position. This clamouring for the trappings of power are very wanting, particularly the clamour for a specific Masides 500. Why the need to be acknowledged at events, etc. Respect is in the halls of the Judiciary, where he is "king" and MUST be referred to as Your Honour, even by the President were he to be in his domain. Huko nje is political land. You can't be a purist of an endeavour, then commence fighting a political fight. You will lose BOTH battles. Most importantly, things like vehicle categorization are purely executive decisions. The executive can even reduce all CC ratings to 1600 CC and no-one can stop them.
Even this whole diatribe about submitting a budget for the Judiciary directly to Parliament is a joke. It will just sit there festering and be left out of allocations for that financial year.
He applied his version of judgment, which cannot be challenged in deciding to nullify. Judgment is a combination of reading the law, listening to supplicants' arguments and then making a decision after weighing a range of matters. He publicly and proudly stated that he was ready to deal with ALL consequences. If this is indeed a consequence, it is VERY miniscule (rising to no more than a set of mild irritations) and in no way diminishes his office.

Wueh! his rant brought back the wazua wahenga

Rant aside, they have never forgiven him for the ruling he made against Uhuruto in 2017.