This comes a day after the Head of State issued a stern warning to governors, asking them to agree to be held accountable for resources allocated to their counties.
In reference to the recent impeachment of Embu Governor Martin Wambora by the Senate, Raila said the move showed that the rule of law in Kenya is in tatters
“Kenya is going through a wilful, premeditated, deliberate and shameless corruption of the system of justice, with the highest ranks of the Jubilee government supporting this assault on law and order. We are witnessing unilateral and illegal decisions and statements that show disregard for the separation of powers and a taste for the old ways in which the Judiciary was an extension of the presidency and a tool of the ruling political elite”, the former Prime Minister said in a statement.
Raila added that in countries aspiring to achieve democracy, Legislature makes the law, the Judiciary interprets it and the Executive duty is to execute.
“Once Parliament makes a law, the only option for citizens unhappy with it is to go to court. Once the court interprets the law, it is final’, the CORD leader said.
He appealed to President Uhuru and other arms of government to end the mob lynching of the courts.
He further said: “We are entering a dangerous terrain and I am appealing to the President of Kenya and all the arms of government to decide whether we are going to be governed by the Rule of Law or the law of the jungle”.
He also faulted the Senate for impeaching Wambora despite court issuing an order against the impeachment until the case he had filed is heard and determined.
“Mr Wambora had gone to court because he felt his right to be heard and to a fair trial had been breached. Both Houses of Parliament were served with court orders. That order was ignored”, Raila lamented.
He said leaders must keep their hands off the courts to ensure judicial independence and the principle of Separation of Powers is upheld.
This, he said, would allow the desired independence of the Judiciary.
- The Standard
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