Today, Kenyan Courts nationwide participated in the Judiciary National Day of Prayer and Fasting. This event is a mockery of secularism, a key principle of the 2010 Constitution.
Kenya is a secular state. (Article 8, read together with Article 27, 32).
Chief Justice Martha Koome in 2022 hosted the inaugural Judiciary National Day of Prayer and Fasting
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The Judiciary must never be seen as advancing any religious position. Judicial officers should practice religion in their individual capacities. Taxpayers’ money MUST NEVER be used to organize a National Day of Prayer.
The money that was used to fund the Judiciary National Day of Prayer should have been better utilized to deepen justice reforms.
We will challenge the Judiciary National Day of Prayer in Court in the coming days.e