CJ Koome, Mwilu's Request To Kenyans Ahead Of Supreme Court Verdict
CJ Koome on Friday, September 2 was appreciative of the way the whole process that ran for two weeks turned out
Marvin Chege 
Chief Justice Martha Koome and Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu have asked Kenyans to pray for them as they work through the weekend to deliberate on the final verdict of the presidential petition at the Supreme Court.
CJ Koome on Friday, September 2 was appreciative of the way the whole process that ran for two weeks turned out and had expressed hope that the seven judges would render a judgement that will promote the Constitution.
She adjourned the hearings and the country now waits for them to deliberate on the petitions before returning to the Supreme Court on Monday, September 5 to deliver the final judgement.
The seven judges at the Supreme Court on September 2, 2022. /COURTESY
"We are grateful for your encouragement and we continue to ask that you continue to pray for us so that we can render judgement that promotes our Constitution, nurtures our democracy and brings harmony to our country and everything good stated in our Constitution," she stated.
Koome added that the apex court would communicate in advance regarding the time at which the judgement will be delivered.
DCJ Mwilu on her part asked for prayers that the judges would return to the country a judgement that does not go below the expectations of Kenyans.
"We ask you that you pray to whatever God you pray to; that, that we may have a very high sense of discernment, and that we shall return to Kenya a judgement not less than what Kenyans expect," DCJ Mwilu stated.
She praised the lawyers who made an entire year of work easy for them within the space of two weeks, noting the teamwork that was prevalent among the judges.
"We work as a team, we divide roles and consider ourselves equals. None of us has veto power, but of course, we have a team leader. Pray for us as we undertake the next phase," she stated.
The final decision will be made by the 7 Supreme Court Judges; Chief Justice Martha Koome, Deputy CJ Philomena Mwilu, and Justices Smokin Wanjala, Mohamed Ibrahim, Njoki Ndungu, Isaac Lenaola and William Ouko.
The seven petitions were consolidated into one on the basis that they raised the same concerns that Raila Odinga and Martha Karua of the Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya coalition revealed. They argued that there were substantive irregularities that compromised the integrity of the votes.
Speaking during a funeral in Meru County, Karua maintained that the coalition was determined to keep the peace, regardless of which way the seven judges will rule.
"When the verdict is out, we all respect that. We want to maintain peace but for this to be achieved there must be justice because peace without justice is not sustainable," she stated.
Nine issues that the Supreme Court will rely on in their final judgement. /FILE
