Jubilee Party secretary general Raphael Tuju has explained why he chose to dress down Chief Justice David Maraga in public over alleged bias within the country’s corridors of justice.
Speaking on Citizen TV’s Sunday Live, Tuju said CJ David Maraga had opted to operate like a politician and his best medicine would be political.
"The chief justice David Maraga has chosen the public domain to address this issue and it is only fair that I also address him publicly, he left the domain of his office and decided to get into politics," Tuju said.
In one of the harshest letters addressed to a public official in the country, Tuju last week said CJ Maraga almost burnt the country in 2017 when and after he annulled President Uhuru Kenyatta’s August 8 presidential victory.
The letter pointed out several instances that the ruling party was convinced the Judiciary was acting in favor of NASA.
In its protest, Jubilee said the Judiciary was biased, rogue and had poor leadership.
This stand came in the backdrop of a conundrum between the Judiciary and Executive after the government blatantly disregarded court orders issued after the swearing in of NASA leader Raila Odinga.
Chief Justice David Maraga later issued a press statement warning that no one was above the law, he stated that all court orders were to be obeyed without compromise.
Former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga accused Tuju of disrespecting CJ Maraga and the institution he heads after last week’s dress down.
He advised the Jubilee Party secretary general to exploit alternative means of submitting his complaint, precisely through the Office of the Ombudsman.
But Tuju feels he has no liability to shoulder, "we followed due process and always have. It's is only fair that we expose that which we feel is not fair," he told Hussein Mohammed during the TV show on Sunday.
According to him, none of the negative reactions poured after his letter has pointed out where he had gone wrong.
Making reservations, however, Tuju clarified that his letter “is not a blanket condemnation.”
"It is not about what I am happy with, It is more about the public good. It is everyone's responsibility to ensure the country moves forward.”
"At the end of the day, the judiciary is supposed to serve Kenyans. I have nothing but great respect for the judges who are there," Tuju emphasized.
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