Former Chief Justice David Maraga .[File, Standard]
Former Chief Justice David Maraga has warned that Kenya's Constitution is under siege from what he called incessant violations, saying those seeking to undermine it are "working overtime."
Maraga, now the United Green Movement's declared 2027 presidential candidate, made the remarks in a statement on Thursday, August 27, marking 16 years since the promulgation of the 2010 Constitution.
"Sixteen years ago, Kenya promulgated a new Constitution. It was not a gift from the powerful, but a hard-fought assertion of our sovereign will, the victory from years of struggle," he wrote.
Maraga urged Kenyans to exercise greater vigilance ahead of the next General Election, saying their choice should be guided by constitutionalism and the kind of country they want to build.
He described the vote as a test of the country's commitment to constitutional governance.
"It will be a referendum on the kind of country we desire, a choice between those who believe in constitutionalism as the framework for our shared security and relics of a resurgent past of despotism dressed in the form of progress," Maraga observed.