Supreme Court adjourns, to rule on four applications

From left: Supreme Court Judges Jackton Ojwang, Chief Justice Willy Mutunga and Philip Tunoi confer with a court official at the Supreme Court March 25, 2013. The Court adjourned its sitting to 3pm March 26, 2013 when it is expected to give direction on four applications. BILLY MUTAI 

By NATION Reporter
Posted  Tuesday, March 26  2013 at  12:29

The Supreme Court has adjourned its sitting to 3pm when it is expected to give direction on four applications.The court is expected to rule on Katiba Institute's request to be enjoined in the suit.In court, lawyers representing the different parties opposed the Institute's Yash Pal Ghai prayers to be enjoined in the suit, citing partiality.Jubilee lawyer Fred Ngatia said Katiba Institute had authored an article on implications of a Kenyatta presidency.It has "a deep-seated resentment for the third and fourth respondents (Kenyatta and Ruto)," he told judges.However, Prof Ghai said the Institute represents the public's interest.It is also expected to issue a ruling on the Africa Centre for Open Governance (Africog) application to compel the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to produce the voter register in court.The Court will also rule on Raila Odinga's lead lawyer George Oraro application to introduce additional evidence in the case and Mr Odinga's request for a forensic audit of the IEBC Information Technology (IT) system.