Azimio leaders reprimand Ruto over his attack on the Judiciary
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Azimio leaders express their displeasure at President William Ruto continued attacks on the Judiciary
Azimio leaders express their displeasure at President William Ruto continued attacks on the Judiciary.
Following his covert assault on the judiciary, a number of Azimio la Umoja leaders have chastised President William Ruto for his flagrant disrespect for the constitution.
This comes after President Ruto, in his address at a funeral in Nyandarua County on Tuesday, intimated that his administration would no longer follow court orders as he accused the Judiciary of taking bribes in order to sabotage the government.
Ruto who lamented over sabotage of his legacy projects, Universal Health Care and Affordable Housing sustained an attack on the Judiciary accusing some officials of being beneficiaries of graft.
“Our Judiciary, we respect you but judicial impunity by corrupt judicial officers must stop in Kenya…we’ll stop it and whatever it takes,” he said.
His sentiments attracted criticisms from a section of the opposition leaders who now want the Head of State to commit to following the law and take back his words as they intimated that they were made in bad taste.
Siaya Governor and Senior Counsel James Orengo, taking to X (formerly Twitter) platform, blasted President Ruto and termed his statements as “infamy to our constitutional order.”
He added: “There is always a legal mechanism of overturning judicial decisions obtained by fraud or for cleaning a rogue judiciary. The office of the president has many tools, and disobedience of inconvenient court orders is certainly not one of them.”
Former Defence Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa accused Ruto of undermining the rule of law.
“If we are to choose which courts to obey and which ones not to obey,to that extent will we be courting disaster by undermining the rule of law, especially by a Regime whose legitimacy hangs on a thread of a decision by the same Courts? Dangerously reckless talk, should Azimio revisit?” Wamalwa wrote.
Narok Senator on his side warned President Ruto of grave repercussions in turning against the Judiciary.
“Any accounting officer who defies court orders will be held personally liable! Article 226 (5) of the constitution does not offer anyone immunity! You will be roasted alone and we will sue you in your own capacity- every one of you,” Ledama indicated.
According to Thirdway Alliance party leader and constitutional expert Dr. Ekuru Aukot, the President’s rant amounts to direct threats against the Judiciary as well as individual judges, presumably those who have made unfavourable rulings against the Kenya Kwanza administration.
“President William Ruto is directly threatening judges and undermining the other arm of government, the Judiciary. He is also complicit since he claims to have evidence of corrupt judges but does not want to share with the JSC! Under criminal law, he is culpable,” noted Aukot.
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Prof. Makau Mutua, a law professor and the opposition Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition party spokesperson in the run-up to the 2022 elections, on his part advised Ruto to clean up the Judiciary instead of taking the route to defying court orders, which would only drive the country down a lawless path.
“The answer to a corrupt judiciary isn’t defiance of court orders. It’s comprehensive reform of the judiciary — removing corrupt judges, sacking/removing corrupt politicians/civil servants, dismantling colluding cartels in the bar, and jailing corrupt businesspersons,” he said.
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