Petition No 6/2013 to be heard on Monday 28th January in High Court Room No 3, Milimani, Nairobi

When Petition No 6/2013 seeking mandatory orders to compel the relevant authorities to do their constitutional duty of gazetting the national land commission came up on Thursday 17th January, the Attorney General sought time to consult.

A date of Monday 28th January 2013 was therefore given and the matter therefore comes up tomorrow at the High Court Room No 3 at Milimani. It is expected that a ruling will also be made to the prayer made on the 17th seeking the adjoinment of Katiba Institute on the matter.

Is there conspiracy to the silence?

Meanwhile, the two coalition principals and the key presidential aspirants, other than Hon Martha Karua, have remained rather silent on the matter. Appointments to the other Constitutional Commissions whose interviews came much later than the Land Commissions, have come and gone. So what could it be about this particular commission? Could there be some unspoken conspiracy to keep mum about this particular commission owing to what it portends for the political class across the divide?

Impunity in breaching constitutional requirement most worrying

Whatever the reasons, what should most worry Kenyans is the ease and impunity with which a constitutional requirement can get breached without anyone taking accountability and the consequences. Let's hear what the AG will have to say to all this.