After Azimio Leaders, led by
Raila Odinga, criticized Ruto for his tirade against Chief Justice Martha
Koome’s Judiciary, African Judges have also voiced their concerns.
Africa Judges and Jurists Forum
(AJJF) faulted Ruto's description of the judiciary as tyrannical and riddled
with impunity.
In a statement, AJFF further
condemned Ruto for accusing Chief Justice Martha Koome-led Judiciary of collaborating
with some opposition figures to frustrate the government agenda.
AJFF regretted that the
utterances by the President were an attack on the independence of the
Judiciary and also posed a threat to its existence.
“Ruto’s utterances concerning
the Judiciary have the effect of intimidating judicial officers from exercising
their functions impartially, especially considering that the courts are
currently seized with cases in which the legality of certain government policies
is being challenged,” the statement read in part.
Additionally, AJFF interpreted
the attacks as erasing public confidence in the independence of the
Judiciary.
Explaining its reasoning, AJFF
argued that should the courts rule in favour of the government's agenda, it
would be interpreted by the public as bowing to Ruto’s threats.
President William Ruto and
other members of the Kenya Kwanza administration have persistently painted the
Judicial Service Commission as inept in dealing with corrupt judges.
The judges, similar to CJ
Martha Koome, urged Ruto to follow the laid down procedure for removing corrupt
judicial officers from office.
Instead of playing to the court
of public opinion, he was requested to table any evidence he had on corrupt
judges and magistrate.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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