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| Uhuru Kenyatta and CJ Maraga after his swearing in |
The government has maintained that the criticism directed
towards the Judiciary is due and that the CJ should have enough shock absorbers
to withstand the heat.
Government spokesperson Eric Kiraithe has told a press
briefing in Mombasa that the president has all the rights to criticise the
ruling, even as Jubilee MP petitioned the Judicial Service Commission to have
CJ David Maraga axed.
“CJ Maraga has the necessary shock absorbers to remain
professional, giving opinion on a judgment is not criminal,” Mr Kiraithe
has said.
Mr Kiraithe’s remarks comes a day even after the Nyeri MP
and writer Ngunjiri Wambugu presented a petition to the Judicial Service
Commission, which the CJ chairs, a petition to have CJ Maraga axed in anew
onslaught, which the opposition is blaming on the ruling made early this month
that annulled the presidential elections.
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| Government spokesperson Eric Kiraithe
“The MP has his constitutional right to do what he did.
So all corners of the country have concerns about the Judiciary, but that
doesn’t mean that the Executive is out to interfere with the Judiciary. The
Judiciary is free to spearhead a balanced and just society and at the same time
uphold democracy,” Mr Kiraithe told reporters.
Meanwhile, a group of MPs from Kisii County led by Kitutu
Chache Constituency MP Jimmy Angwenyi has issued a new demand to the Uhuru
Kenyatta team to withdraw the petition, by close of business today.
The stand has been lauded by the National Super Alliance
team, but has caused a huge split in the Uhuru’s camp.
Majority Leaders in the Senate and National Assembly
Kipchumba Murkomen and Aden Duale have told reporters in Parliament buildings
that the petition seeking to remove Chief Justice David Maraga from office is
not a Jubilee affair.
They have however reitariated that the Nyeri Town MP
Ngunjiri Wambugu has a right like any other Kenyan to file a petition at the
Judicial Service Commission
Terror alert
Mr Kiraithe has also cautioned Kenyans to remain vigilant
and report any suspicious activities from unknown people.
He has added that the level of terror treat in the country
has not declined, meaning that Kenya is still susceptible to attacks from the
Somali based Islamic group Al Shabaab.
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