Justice Lenaola Threatened Me Via WhatsApp- Omtatah
Despite not revealing why the judge threatened him, Omtatah said that he was ready to go toe to toe with him.
Marvin Chege 
Activist and Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah has claimed that Supreme Court judge, Isaac Lenaola, had used the popular Instant Messaging (IM) platform, WhatsApp, to threaten him.
Speaking to Citizen TV's Jeff Koinange on Wednesday, September 14, Omtatah alleged that Justice Lenaola had threatened him presumably because of his comments regarding the Judiciary's conduct with regards to the presidential petition challenging the election of President William Ruto.
Despite not revealing why the judge threatened him, Omtatah said that he was ready to go toe to toe with him.
Supreme Court judges that heard presidential election petitions. /CITIZEN DIGITAL
"Justice Lenaola threatened me and I said twende kazi na tutaenda kazi (you want to bring it on, bring it on),"
"I am a fighter, my friend. He is inviting me to a feast. Especially coming from a judge of the Supreme Court," he said.
Omtatah added that it was wrong for a judge to threaten him yet he was litigated at the apex court.
"I have litigated before you then you come and threatened me? You don't get away with it," he said.
Omtatah was one of the petitioners who filed a case challenging the election. Justice Lenaola had, alongside the seven-judge bench, unanimously dismissed six petitions as well as that of Azimio la Umoja leader, Raila Odinga, which sought to nullify the results of the election.
The Judiciary had previously advised Kenyans to stop attacking the Supreme Court on social media after it delivered its verdict regarding the Presidential petition.
In the statement signed by the Directorate of Public Affairs and Communication on Monday, September 12, the Judiciary learnt that the attacks targeting the seven-judge bench on social media were being funded by political channels among other persons of interest.
"The Supreme Court was established under Article 163(1) of the Constitution 2010 and given original exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine disputes relating to the elections to the office of the President. The Court has therefore only done its work pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution," the statement read in part.
"The persons sponsoring and executing the attacks on social media to disparage the Court are advised to desist forthwith."
The statement went on to accuse some individuals of accusing the judges individually of taking sides in the petition which was filed by Raila.
It maintained that the apex court would release a detailed ruling 21 days after the short version was released to the media and members of the public.
The Judiciary then restated that none of the judges has written a letter of resignation as claimed in some media reports.
"It is further noted that the court is yet to render its reasoned judgment which will outline the basis on which the election of the President-elect was upheld. There is a legal provision of 21 days following the reading of the short version of the judgment to do so. Kenyans are therefore requested to exercise patience as they await the full judgment which will shed light and provide clarity on the grounds and rationale of the Court.
"Meanwhile, no Judge of the Supreme Court has written a resignation letter, as claimed in a section of media, because there is no reason to do so. The Court is working in harmony as a cohesive unit," it added.
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