According to former United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party vice-chairman Kipruto Arap Kirwa, the judiciary of the nation will be extremely uneasy with President William Ruto’s administration in the coming two years.
He claimed that after overturning the election of the immediate past president Uhuru Kenyatta in 2017, the judiciary turned into a ray of hope for the Jubilee administration.
In an interview with K24 TV on September 14, Kirwa stated that Kenya has been attempting to find a balance between the various branches of the government.
“And truth be said, it is impossible for us to say we are going to do better than Uhuru,” Kirwa explained.
Kirwa predicts that there will be several subtly worded remarks and actions questioning the current political system over the course of the next two years.
“Even the Judiciary itself may feel very uncomfortable with this regime because democracy is an attitude of the mind. It is not what is written in books, what you pronounce. It is what is your attitude about democracy that you believe in,” said Kirwa.
According to the former minister of agriculture, you can only taste the pudding by eating it.
“So, we want to taste it. It is not all about finance alone; it is about the inclination. Remember, this country has had a lot of transitions. We began with the imperial presidency, which was taken over by Daniel Moi,” Kirwa said.
He recalled that when he was first elected about 30 years ago as a Member of Parliament; they had a department within the Office of the President which used to facilitate the payments of other arms of government.
“Then during Kibaki’s 10-year-rule, parliament almost went rogue. It was almost supervising the presidency and also the judiciary until the other day when there was a tussle between the Executive and the Judiciary,” Kirwa explained.
Immediately upon assuming office, Ruto finally appointed the six judges recommended by Judicial Service Commission but rejected by Uhuru three years ago.
