Raila questions why Ruto is in a hurry to allocate money to Judiciary
Azimio One Kenya coalition leader Raila Odinga has questioned why newly elected President William Ruto is in a hurry to disburse funds to the judiciary without following proper legal procedures.
Speaking on Friday afternoon during an Azimio meeting in Athi River, Odinga also expressed concerns over the terms used by the Supreme Court judges in the ruling that upheld President William Ruto’s presidential win.
According to Raila there is a push by the executive to own the judiciary through illegal actions that amount to bribery with the former premier claiming the judiciary, legislature and the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) have been captured by the state.
“There’s a push by the executive to own the judiciary through illegal actions that amount to bribery; it is the reason for the rush to appoint the six judges and to allocate money to the judiciary,” he stated.
He reiterated that the commission should be transformed and reformed to make it capable of conducting credible elections in the near future.
“You have noticed the corruption, incompetence and the capture of the independent electoral and boundaries commission, the body charged with carrying out elections in our country,” he said.
The Azimio coalition leader further blasted the Supreme Judges’ statements while reading the ruling upholding president Ruto’s win.
“You have noticed the attitude and the thuggery of the supreme court judges, the words that the chief justice used against us have never been used against the court even in the dark days of single party rule and state capture of the judiciary,” he said.
In that meeting, Odinga however told the Azimio MPs to stand up to the three urgent tasks of saving the judiciary, IEBC and the legislature from state capture being orchestrated by the newly elected government.
