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Senior Counsel Ahmednasir Abdullahi has stirred fresh controversy after publicly ridiculing former Chief Justice David Maraga\u2019s rumored presidential ambitions, calling him \u201cfilthy rich\u201d and unworthy of public support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Taking to his official X (formerly Twitter) page, Ahmednasir urged Kenyans not to donate to Maraga\u2019s campaign, saying:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDon\u2019t waste your money. This clown isn\u2019t worth a penny of your hard-earned money… and he is FILTHY RICH to underwrite his campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The comment sparked widespread backlash online, with a section of Kenyans accusing the outspoken lawyer of arrogance and disrespect. Among those who publicly rebuked Ahmednasir was Nyamira Senator Hon. Okong’o Omogeni, a fellow lawyer and close ally of Maraga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In a strongly worded response, Omogeni accused Ahmednasir of hiding \u201cpettiness and village arrogance behind designer suits and shortcut lawyering.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYour uncouth jabs at Chief Justice (Rtd) Maraga expose the pettiness and village arrogance hidden behind designer suits and shortcut lawyering,\u201d Omogeni fired back. Maraga, who served as Kenya\u2019s Chief Justice from 2016 to 2021, has not officially declared a presidential bid, but growing public admiration for his principled leadership continues to fuel speculation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The war of words between the two senior lawyers highlights the growing tensions as the 2027 political landscape begins to take shape\u2014with integrity, wealth, and credibility likely to dominate the conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ahmednasir Dismisses Maraga’s Bid, Faces Backlash from Senator Omogeni Senior Counsel Ahmednasir Abdullahi has stirred fresh controversy after publicly ridiculing former Chief Justice David Maraga\u2019s rumored presidential ambitions, calling him \u201cfilthy rich\u201d and unworthy of public support. Taking to his official X (formerly Twitter) page, Ahmednasir urged Kenyans not to donate to Maraga\u2019s campaign, saying: …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":17812,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17809"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17809\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17813,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17809\/revisions\/17813"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/inbound6060591439264470931-880x1024.jpg\")
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\u201cTo call a dignified elder and senior counsel \u2018filthy rich\u2019 and a \u2018clown\u2019 reeks of insecurity and envy. In mature democracies, noble leadership bids are supported by the public purse. Maraga\u2019s integrity and timing resonate deeply\u2014he doesn\u2019t need Ahmednasir\u2019s permission or warped lens to seek national redemption.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
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