Africa-Press – Kenya. Lawyer Willis Otieno has thanked Kenyans and those who supported him during the three-day proceedings of the Supreme Court.
In a series of tweets on Saturday, Otieno said he is overwhelmed by the kind words he has received over his submissions at the court.
“It has been three long days at the Supreme Court of Kenya and I wish to thank everyone for the great company and support during my petition submissions.
“I was not able to respond to every tag and your very interesting mentions, and hilarious memes, but please feel all appreciated,” Otieno said in the thank you note.
On Wednesday, Otieno, who was representing petitioner David Kariuki, caused a light moment in court when he resorted to singing a nursery rhyme midway his submissions.
The lawyer was explaining how IEBC chairperson Wafula Chebukati had turned the commission’s mandate into a child’s play.
“What Chebukati did is what my niece, Mimi, calls ‘Pinky pinky ponky, Paka mielo disko! (the cat is dancing at a disco),” he said and questioned if that is how the IEBC wanted to run elections.
And on the third day of hearings on Friday, Otieno yet again caught public attention when he used a hilarious plumber analogy to describe how a Venezuelan foreigner allegedly hacked into the IEBC portal and changed results.
“A plumber who is in your bathroom when you are showering after fixing your shower is no longer a plumber but a sexual offender and should be reported,” he said.
This was in reference to claims by the IEBC that Venezuelan Jose Camargo came into the country as an IT specialist and left before elections.
However, lawyer Julie Soweto had told the Supreme Court that Camargo, manipulated figures in the portal and literally decided who the President of Kenya would be.
After giving the plumber analogy, Otieno used a Biblical story line to explain how to deal with the ‘sexual’ offender.
“If you find him at that time, you tell him, get behind me Satan as was said in the book of Mark 8:33 in the Bible when the devil entered Peter and Jesus told him, get behind me Satan,” Otieno said.
On Saturday, the lawyer said he feels privileged to have been part of the legal team that fought for electoral justice in the country.
“I am overwhelmed by your kind words and love and I am happy to have been part of this quest for Justice as we endeavor to make elections in Kenya more transparent and accountable for more sustainable peace and stability,” Otieno said.
His client’s petition was among the seven that were consolidated into one in support of the one filed by Azimio la Umoja Presidential candidate Raila Odinga.
Raila has asked the apex court to overturn President-elect William Ruto’s win at the August 9 polls saying illegalities were committed during tallying and transmission of results.
The court will deliver its verdit on the allegations on Monday, September 5, 2022.
“Now we leave it to the eminent bench to make a determination and whichever way it goes, Kenya will only be left richer in our jurisprudence and the country will not always have to hold her breath or be at a standstill during elections and after. God bless you, God bless Kenya,” Otieno said.
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