Nairobi, Kenya – Kikuyu legislator and National Assembly Majority Leader, Kimani Ichung’wah, has stated that the State will soon comb out corrupt officials present in the Judiciary.
Ichung’wah showed thumbs up to the Kenyan Judiciary saying it has been operating in the best way and within the enclose of the Constitution.
Kimani Ichung’wah defends Ruto’s stance on Judiciary
However, the MP publicly denounced a few corrupt individuals within the Judiciary whose corrupt dealings are massively staining the reputation of the Judicature.
“The performance of the Judiciary in its entirety is okay but there are some challenges. It is not a blanket condemnation of the Judiciary because there are many good judicial officers and the President and I spoke about Judiciary officers, not the entire Judiciary. When we say that we shall not only speak about corruption but we shall act, that doesn’t exclude officers from the Judiciary that are corrupt. Those judicial officers shall fall. No one is immune to the fight against corruption,” said Ichung’wah as quoted by Citizen Digital.
The MP profoundly criticized the corrupt judiciary officers for seemingly passing beyond their bounds, suggesting instances of judicial reach out too far in cases where the regime believes proper legal frameworks were established.
Ichung’wah accused the judges of working jointly with cartels to sabotage Kenya Kwanza’s development initiatives.
“It is not just those two cases of Housing Levy and Universal Health Care. Remember the housing one is the matter carried that is carried in the Financial Act case case that is already in court. The court found that there are certain issues that the government or Parliament needed to create better legal anchorage on, especially around the operationalization of the Act, ” he said.
What Ruto said about corrupt judicial officers
The legislature maintained President William Ruto’s stance on the fight against graft in the public service.
“Anybody within the three arms of the government who is engaging in corrupt activities has everything to be afraid of because it will catch up with you because it will not just be a talk about the fight against corruption,” Ichung’wah added.
The head of state lashed at the court for declaring the housing levy unconstitutional and vowed to defy the orders blocking the levy collection by January 10, 2024.
Ruto cited the order blocking the implementation of the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) until March this year.
He said the two programmes were highlighted in the Kenya Kwanza manifesto, which Kenyans voted for in the August 8, 2022 elections.
He also noted that the programmes have been approved by parliament and are well enshrined by the constitution, which is supreme.
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