This follows his attack on the
Judiciary and the subsequent threat by Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to
file a petition seeking to remove Justice Esther Maina for her rulings against
him.
Addressing journalists outside
the Supreme Court yesterday in her capacity as Chairperson of the Judicial
Service Commission (JSC), Koome maintained that the body mandated to investigate
the conduct of judicial officers was ready to receive the petition and act on
it appropriately.
She further revealed that the JSC had developed the code of conduct for judges and magistrates which was approved by Parliament in 2020.
Laws governing petitions are still undergoing
the approval process.
"I urge our politicians to
stop discussing live matters in public to allow the judges to engage with the
matters objectively. If somebody is dissatisfied, follow the appeal," she
stated.
"I think someone said in the news yesterday one (a petition) will be filed on Thursday. We are ready to receive it even if it comes earlier than Thursday.
"That is what we do. Even
after hours, you can file online and we will receive it the next day."
In her address, the CJ further
noted that JSC was cognisant of complaints by Ruto over the conduct of some
judges and had since written to him requesting for a meeting. They are yet to
receive a response.
"We have written
requesting an appointment with His Excellency the President so that we as the
Commission can have a dialogue to discuss and find out the real issue,"
she added.
"He might have received
reports because we have various machineries charged with the responsibility of
collecting information. We want to engage him for that information."
According to the conduct, a
judge, magistrate, or Judicial officer can be removed after showing an
inability to perform functions due to their mental or physical state, abuse of
conduct, bankruptcy, incompetence, or gross misconduct.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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