By Dikembe Disembe
A friend of mine (a journalist) in Kisumu posted something to the effect that he was threatened by an Mp from the region while covering a case at the Kisumu law courts, I was mesmerised. On the same week, a case in which Dola Athanas Indidis has sued Tiberius, the 42BC-37AD Governor of Rome, came for hearing.
A lot has been done in the name of Jesus, the Nazarene; but understanding one of the world’s most divisive figures has confounded many. Religious teachings, especially those of the Christian faith, does not condone inquisitiveness. Brought up in Seventh-Day Adventism, I toiled with its teachings for a while until I gave up. Nowadays, I wait for the end as an agnostic, but I have a caution for you: “believe in God, if in the end it turns out it was true; you’ll have everything to gain. But, if the reverse happens, you still will have nothing to lose”. Believe in Him anyway.
Background to the case.
Sometime in 20o7, a case entered the court records of this part of the commonwealth. Here was it:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT NAIROBI
CONSTITUTIONAL PETITION NO 965 OF 2007
IN THE MATTER OF APPLICATIONS UNDER SECTIONS 65 AND 67 OF THE
CONSTITUTION OF KENYA
AND
IN THE MATTER OF THE TRIAL, CONVICTION AND SENTENCING OF JESUS CHRIST
OF NAZARETH BY THE SANHEDRIN
AND
IN THE MATTER OF THE ROMAN LAW
BETWEEN 42BC THROUGH 37AD
AND
IN THE MATTER OF THE TEN COMMANDMENTS IN THE BOOKS OF EXODUS,
LEVITICUS AND DEUTERONOMY IN THE HOLY BIBLE
AND
IN THE MATTER OF THE HOLY TORAH
AND
IN THE MATTER OF THE NEW TESTAMENT OF THE HOLY BIBLE SPECIFICALLY THE
BOOKS OF MATHEW, MARK, LUKE, JOHN AND THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES
BETWEEN
FRIENDS OF JESUS SUING
THROUGH DOLA INDIDIS…………………………………………… PETITIONER
VERSUS
TIBERIUS (EMPEROR OF ROME 42BC-37AD) ……………… 1
ST RESPONDENT
PONTIUS PILATE (GOVERNOR OF JUDEA) …………………. 2
ND RESPONDENT
ANNAS………………………………………………………………… 3
RD RESPONDENT
JEWISH CHIEF PRIEST…………………………………………… 5
TH RESPONDENT
JEWISH ELDERS……………………………………………………. 6
TH RESPONDENT
JEWISH TEACHERS OF THE LAW……………………………….. 7
TH RESPONDENT
KING HEROD ……………………………………………………….. 8
TH RESPONDENT
THE REPUBLIC OF ITALY ………………………………………… 9
TH RESPONDENT
THE STATE OF ISRAEL …………………………………………… 10TH RESPONDENT
AND
THE KENYA CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION…….….…………..…….AMICUS CURIE’
AND
HUMPHREY ODANGA ACHALA …………………………….. INTERESTED PARTY
CERTIFICATE OF URGENCY
I, MICHAEL CHEMWOK being an Advocate of the High court of Kenya do hereby
certify this application to be of utmost urgency by its very own nature and by dint of
the fact
1. THAT the intended application is of an urgent nature for it seeks to challenge
the abuses used in criminal prosecutions and show the origin of those abuses
that exist to date which if unresolved undermines the propriety and dignity of
courts worldwide to condone without redress malicious prosecution and judicial
misconduct in the trial conviction and sentencing of Jesus Christ.
2. THAT the Petitioner/ Applicant seeks to challenge the mode of questioning used
during the trial prosecution, hearing and sentencing of JESUS CHRIST OF
NAZARETH under the rule of TIBERIUS (EMPEROR OF ROME 42BC-
37AD),PONTIUS PILATE (GOVERNOR OF JUDEA), ANNAS, CAIAPHAS
(HIGH PRIEST), JEWISH CHIEF PRIEST, JEWISH ELDERS, JEWISH
TEACHERS OF THE LAW, KING HEROD.
3. THAT the Petitioner/ Applicant challenges the trial prosecution, hearing and
sentencing of JESUS CHRIST OF NAZARETH under the rule of TIBERIUS
(EMPEROR OF ROME 42BC-37AD), PONTIUS PILATE (GOVERNOR OF
JUDEA), ANNAS, CAIAPHAS (HIGH PRIEST), JEWISH CHIEF PRIEST,
JEWISH ELDERS, JEWISH TEACHERS OF THE LAW and KING HEROD,
was for other purposes than upholding the spirit of the Criminal and Civil laws
under the existing Laws of Moses in the books of Exodus , Leviticus,
Deuteronomy in the Holy Bible, the Holy Torah and/or the existing
Roman Laws..
4. THAT the Petitioner/ Applicant challenges the form of punishment meted out to
the accused while undergoing judicial proceedings
5. THAT the Petitioner/ Applicant challenges the substance of the information used
to convict the accused in the trial, prosecution, hearing and sentencing of JESUS
CHRIST OF NAZARETH under the rule of TIBERIUS (EMPEROR OF ROME
42BC-37AD), PONTIUS PILATE (GOVERNOR OF JUDEA), ANNAS,
CAIAPHAS (HIGH PRIEST), JEWISH CHIEF PRIESTS, JEWISH ELDERS,
JEWISH TEACHERS OF LAW and KING HEROD.
6. THAT the Petitioner/ Applicant challenges and specifically seeks to find out what
crime was the accused charged with and subsequently convicted of during the
trial, prosecution, hearing and sentencing of JESUS CHRIST OF NAZARETH
under the rule of TIBERIUS (EMPEROR OF ROME 42BC-37AD), PONTIUS
PILATE (GOVERNOR OF JUDEA), ANNAS, CAIAPHAS (HIGH PRIEST),
JEWISH CHIEF PRIEST, JEWISH ELDERS, JEWISH TEACHERS OF THE
LAW and KING HEROD.
7. THAT the Petitioner/ Applicant challenges and seeks to establish under what law
was the accused sentenced in the trial JESUS CHRIST OF NAZARETH under
the rule of TIBERIUS (EMPEROR OF ROME `42BC-37AD), PONTIUS
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PILATE (GOVERNOR OF JUDEA), ANNAS, CAIAPHAS (HIGH PRIEST),
JEWISH CHIEF PRIEST, JEWISH ELDERS, JEWISH TEACHERS OF THE
LAW and KING HEROD.
8. THAT the Petitioner/ Applicant challenges and seeks to establish under what law
the accused tried.
REASONS WHEREOF the petitioners/applicant prays that the succeeding
application be certified as urgent to proceed on a priority basis as prayed
under this certificate for a jurisdictional query and grant for orders for an
impersonam speres hearing, pre-trial conference and dispute resolution
conference.
DATED in Nairobi this the day of AD 2007
____________________________________________________
CHEMWOK & Co. ADVOCATES
FOR THE PETITIONER AND THE INTERESTED PARTY
DRAWN AND FILED BY
CHEMWOK & Co. ADVOCATES
10TH FLOOR BRUCE HOUSE
STANDARD STREET
P. O. BOX 3333-00200
NAIROBI
Here at Kenya Today, we wait for the ruling.
Dikembe Disembe is a socio-political commentator and currently on academic programme at Miami University, USA.