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It’s pretty hard for anyone to respect you when you don’t respect yourself. This week, after years and years of complaining that the Executive, and even sometimes the Legislature, has a tendency to disregard court orders, the strangest thing happened.
In what is either a blatant show of disregard, or a shocking sign of poor internal communication, the Judiciary itself appeared to ignore a court order originating from its very own corridors.
The impeached Wajir Governor Mohammed Abdi had managed to obtain an order stopping the swearing-in of his deputy, Ahmed Mukhtar, as county chief.
In a notice on Tuesday, the court suspended the swearing-in of Ahmed Mukhtar as the governor.
“That pending the hearing and determination of this application ..the court be pleased to grant a conservatory order restraining the 4th interested party from gazzeting the date, time and place of taking the oath of office…” it read.
The courts certified the document as urgent pending the hearing and determination of the case filed by Abdi.
However, to the shock of Mohammed Abdi and his legal team, Mukhtar had already been sworn-in, and the excuse given for this is the same one that government agencies give when they disregard orders. They claimed they didn’t know about such an order.
With this claim of ignorance of an existing court order, High Court Judge Said Chitembwe was even dispatched to administer the oath.
An incensed Ndegwa Njiru, Mohammed Abdi’s lawyer, took issue with this, complaining about the shocking disregard of court orders. He singled out Judiciary registrar Anne Amadi for blame. He said she had become a serial offender, wondering how she could sanction the release of a Judge to preside over an event which she obviously had court records that showed, had been put on hold.
Speaking at the county headquarters moments after taking the oath of office that was conducted by High Court judge Said Chitembwe, Mukhtar promised to prioritise key sectors of health, education and water that he said were ailing.
“As I assume office today, I am fully aware of the full responsibility that has been bestowed upon me. The people of Wajir are craving for efficiency and good governance. I will strive to do my best in that regard,” said Mukhtar
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