Kenya, June 2 -- Kenya's Supreme Court has declared that its decisions cannot be subjected to review by the East African Court of Justice (EACJ).

In a blow to opposition leader Martha Karua and Senior Counsel Ahmednasir Abdullahi, the country's apex court said decisions rendered by the regional court over judgments that have been finalised by the Supreme Court have no legal consequences.

"We further hold that domestic courts and regional courts, in this case, the EACJ, do not have a vertical relationship, meaning that decisions of the Supreme Court are not subject to appeal at the EACJ. The EACJ also does not have a merit review jurisdiction over decisions of the Supreme Court," the bench presided over by Chief Justice Martha Koome rule...