Lawyer warns Kenya breeding lawlessness over ignored court orders

Advocate Evans Ogada has warned that Kenya is "breeding a culture of lawlessness" by repeatedly defying court orders...

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Lawyer Evans Ogada warns that Kenya is "breeding a culture of lawlessness" due to the repeated defiance of court orders, citing the government's controversial US-linked Ebola quarantine facility as a prime example.

The High Court, through Justice Patricia Nyaundi, blocked the establishment of any Ebola facility in arrangements involving the US or foreign governments on May 28.
Despite the order, approximately 20 flights have landed at Laikipia Air Base carrying equipment and staff for the facility.
Ogada urged Chief Justice Martha Koome to act decisively to defend the judiciary and uphold the constitution.

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