Solicitor-General Kennedy Ogeto said on Tuesday that the Executive has never disobeyed a court order and that this view results from misinterpretation of facts.
Late last year, Chief Justice David Maraga complained about an increase in cases of disobedience to court orders and warned that it was not only a violation of the Constitution but also a dereliction of public duty.
The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has announced it will seek an appointment with Attorney-General Paul Kihara Kariuki to discuss the rampant violation of court orders.
The State Law Office has denied reports of increasing disobedience to court orders, a situation critics say will compromise the rule of the law and the dignity of courts.
Solicitor-General Kennedy Ogeto said on Tuesday that the Executive has never disobeyed a court order and that this view results from a “serious misinterpretation of facts”.
