A retired Supreme Court Judge, Justice William Atuguba has stated that the reasoning by 5 of the 7 Supreme Court judges in the vacant seats case was predictable.
He explained that the same five judges accepted jurisdiction over the case despite decided cases which state the contrary.
According to him, the Supreme Court should always take up cases in which it has "original or exclusive jurisdiction, not "referenced or concurrent jurisdiction." Therefore, it was virtually impossible for them to accept jurisdiction and turn round to come out with a ruling that will contradict their earlier stance. "The same five judges accepted jurisdiction, so it was predictable.
The political poisoning has gone to its peak.