The Dark Days of The KANU Regime.

During the dark days of the KANU regime, the judiciary was under Executive capture. People who were against the government were hurled into courts sometimes outside court hours and quickly jailed on trumped-up charges. Sometimes the magistrates would even advise the accused to confess to the charges telling them to "read the signs of the times". 

There is no sane person in this country who is not aware that the Legislature is under total capture by the Executive. Gachagua's impeachment case and the manner it was undertaken left nothing to imagination. 

Currently, the Judiciary is the only institution standing between the country and absolute dictatorship. Were it not for its intervention, the Kitengela three would never have been found alive. 

The Gachagua impeachment case is not just about the issues at hand. The Judiciary is also on trial. The independence and impartiality of the Judiciary is critical. The manner in which the Judiciary has been entangled in the case treating the government's application for lifting of the conservatory orders as an emergency is quite troubling. The empanelment of the bench by the DCJ while the constitution expressly gives that role to the CJ isn't helping the matter. 

The chest-thumping by people linked to the government that they will have their way creates the impression that the court hearings are a mere formality and that the outcome is predetermined just as was the case with the legislature. This is a dangerous direction which the country shouldn't dare take. 

This is not a case which can be taken lightly. The Judiciary has zero margin of error. Kenyans can't afford a compromised Judiciary at a time when dictatorship is taking shape. Everything should be done above board to ensure that the faith and trust in the Judiciary are not lost. Such a loss would embolden those who want the country to revert to the dark days.

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