Migori Governor Okoth Obado has landed one of the top most brains in matters of courts and constitution in trouble.
Okoth Obado who has enjoyed access to billions for quite some time has used his influence to land of the supreme court judges in trouble.
Justice Jackton Ojwang is faced with a test of time after legal complaints were filed against him.
In the first complaint, he is accused of authoring a judgment with respect to the Sony Sugar belt and in return he was rewarded by Migori County Governor Okoth Obado, who built a road to his private residence on the outskirts of Migori town.
His judgement on Obado’s case was worth that special treatment. Right now he is planning to clear his name with Obado’s heavy cheque.
In the second matter, which was raised by former Law Society of Kenya CEO Apollo Mboya, Justice Ojwang alongside justices Mohamed Ibrahim and Njoki Ndung’u are accused of writing a judgment despite a pending disciplinary matter.
In his response to the JSC, Justice Ojwang says he has constitutional immunity and that the commission has no mandate to investigate the issue, a position that the commissioners said left them with no alternative but to recommend the setting up of a tribunal to investigate his conduct.
“Instead of appearing to clear his name he refers to us as service providers of unschooled people,” said a commissioner, who requested not to be named.