Imagine a situation in which a rapist is jailed for life then he goes ahead and refuses to go to jail then walks out majestically from the court precincts! Back to his home! Or in a worst case scenario, a murderer doing the same! Just imagine. What are we mere mortals to make of that? Shock? Surprise? Outrage, Outcry? Or what?
Now, let me bring your attention to the Kombo vs Taib. What is the difference with the above scenario? Absolutely nothing!
The highest court in the land ordered Kombo to gazette the reinstatement of Taib as the Mayor of Mombasa. In front of cameras without an iota of shame, he says he will disobey the order! Again, what’s the difference with the above scenario? None, according to this blogger.
If a Cabinet Minister can shamelessly ridicule a court order just because it has passed a verdict against him, what are we the holloi polloi to take about that? How would he have reacted if Shitanda had disobeyed the order reinstating him as the Chairman of the Ford K party? He would have appealed the decision of the court! Why he failed to ask for another appeal beats all logic.
As the sensible politician he has always tried to project himself to be, this time, he has gone overboard, stooped too low and lost credibility. Evidently, he can’t say that he is a democrat because my little understanding of democracy is that it is about the rule of law. But then again, after December 31st, 2002, it has become just mere talk. Ignoring court orders with impunity is the standard procedure by the Cabinet members.
The ball is now in the Judiciary’s court. Annul the Mayoral elections and institute contempt of court proceedings against Kombo. Then, at least some sanity may prevail and he may serve as a lesson to other government officials who may be harbouring such intentions! Failure to that, we are playing with fire and we will get burnt.
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