Chief Justice David Maraga in a past event. [Photo: wikipedia.org]Makueni governor professor Kivutha Kibwana has condemned the petition filed by Nyeri MP Ngunjiri Wambugu to have Chief Justice (CJ) David Maraga removed from office.
Kibwana terms the petition as ill-advised and meant to intimidate the CJ after the Supreme Court nullified President Uhuru Kenyatta’s re-election.
In an interview with the People Daily on Thursday, Kibwana said that NASA leaders and Kenyans will not allow Jubilee to harass the Supreme Court judges.
He said that Jubilee has sensed defeat in repeat presidential poll and is now directing its anger towards CJ Maraga.
“Maraga has not wronged anyone and Jubilee politicians should stop bothering him,” he said as quoted by the People Daily.
The governor said that Maraga decision to nullify the August 8 presidential election was based on evidence that the petitioner provide.
The Makueni governor asked Kenyans to stand firm and guard the independence of the Judiciary. Kibwana also asked Kenyans not to be swayed by cheap politics allegedly being played by Jubilee ahead of the repeat presidential election.
Pressure from both the opposition and some Jubilee politicians is mounting on the Nyeri MP to withdraw the petition against Maraga.
The opposition claims that Nyeri MP’s petition to remove Maraga from the office allegedly has President Kenyatta’s blessings.
Maraga and a section of the Supreme Court judges have been under criticism from Jubilee politicians after the court nullified President Uhuru Kenyatta’s re-election and ordered for fresh presidential polls.