In 2009, Suleiman Bashir’s elder brother had a brush with the law while working at a local bank over made up allegations. He was arrested and spent three days in a cell and later released without any charge preferred against him. His mother could not afford a lawyer.
Disobedience of court orders is on the rise in Kenya, signaling a trend that puts the rule of law and the dignity of courts under threat. Worse, senior public officials are top on the list of people disregarding court orders at will.
Kenya was once considered one of Sub-Saharan Africa’s success stories: the country possessed a relatively stable government, a good economy, a thriving tourist industry due to a beautiful landscape and abundant wildlife.