President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto in a past event. Kathiani MP Robert Mbui has accused Jubilee of intimidating the courts. (Photo/kenya-today.com)Kathiani MP Robert Mbui has criticized President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy President William Ruto’s attack on the Judiciary over the ballot paper ruling made by the High court last week, saying it shows lack of respect to the courts.
According to the Wiper MP, UhuRuto’s attack on Judiciary is an act of intimidation that should be condemned in the strongest terms possible.
Addressing supporters in Kathiani Town on Tuesday, Mbui, who is also Wiper Party deputy secretary general said that Judiciary and other independent institutions must be respected and left to do their work independently.
The MP accused UhuRuto of scaring judicial officers ahead of the August 8 general election.
“Our president and his Jubilee party have no right to attack and intimidate the Judiciary and must apologize for ugly and demeaning criticism they have allegedly heaped on courts,” he said as quoted by the Standard.
The MP said that courts are the last resort in settling disputes and ought to be respected.
Mbui claimed that Jubilee’s outburst and criticism of the courts is a sign that they have sensed defeat in the August 8 polls.
He said that UhuRuto will not survive the NASA onslaught on August 8. “It is good they have sensed defeat and should prepare to hand over power on August 8,” the Wipe legislator added.
A section of Jubilee politicians have been criticizing the Judiciary accusing the Chief Justice David Maraga led institution of allegedly favoring the opposition in its rulings.
The Jubilee politicians allege a plot between NASA and the Judiciary to have the August 8 pols postponed.
On Friday last week, the High court in Nairobi stopped the printing of presidential ballot papers by a Dubai based firm Al-Ghurair Publishing.
This is after NASA moved to court questioning the ballot paper printing tender that was awarded to the firm.