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Kenya: Maraga Leaves Strong Judiciary

Opinion - Carline Kennedy once remarked, "The bedrock of our democracy is the rule of law and that means we have to have an independent judiciary, judges who can make decisions independent of the political winds that are blowing." While this is the ideal situation, in most African countries the Judiciary and Legislature are puppets of the Executive. During his four years as the head of the Judiciary, Chief Justice David Maraga proved to be an indefatigable defender of the rule of law.

Source: allAfrica.com

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