Chief Justice Willy Mutunga has urged Kenyans not to lose trust in the judiciary and instead support its measures to tame graft.
Speaking at the Limuru law courts in Kiambu when he launched the Magistrates and Kadhis Court Registry Manual on Monday, Mutunga said that Kenyans need to stand firm and trust the judiciary.
He said that though several of its officers are facing corruption allegations it does not mean that the entire judiciary is a rot.
The CJ said that people linked to corruption at the judiciary should be dealt with individually and not as an institution.
“Kenyans should not lose trust and faith in the judiciary because of the few individuals implicated in corruption scandals,” he said, adding that there is a lot the judiciary is doing to ensure wheels of justice are not tampered with.
Mutunga said that there has been transformation in judiciary in terms of service delivery and access to justice.
The CJ said that individuals implicated in corruption will be dealt with according to the law.
He warned staff at the judiciary against engaging in corruption, saying that as defenders and upholders of justice, they have to lead by example.
The judiciary has been rocked by corruption allegations against some of its top officials, with the recent case involving Supreme Court Judge Philip Tunoi, who is accused of receiving a Sh200 million bribe from Nairobi governor Evans Kidero to influence an outcome of an election petition that was filed by Kabete MP Ferdinand Waititu.