The hashtag #WakoraNetwork (meaning ‘criminal network’ in Kiswahili) is trending in Kenya amid allegations by the governing Jubilee Party that two Supreme Court judges met with lawyers representing the opposition leader, Raila Odinga, during the hearing of the presidential petition which annulled President Uhuru Kenyatta’s win.
The inspiration for the hashtag appears to come from remarks President Kenyatta made earlier this month, when he referred to the judges as “criminals”.
Privately-owned Standard newspaper reported today that an individual named Mr Derrick Nguma has asked the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), which is in charge of hiring judges, to investigate the two jurists over alleged misconduct.
The paper also reported that Mr Nguma included phone records in his petition to the JSC, which he believes proves his allegations.
The Supreme Court has ordered a re-run of the elections which must be held before 1 November.
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