Former Machakos senator Johnstone Muthama has hit out at the Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i over his alleged attack on the Judiciary.
Muthama said Matiang’i has no moral authority to attack and criticize judges for doing their work.
Speaking to journalists in Machakos town on Wednesday, the former Wiper senator said Matiang’i's claims that the Judiciary is sabotaging the government is misplaced.
He said Matiang’i should apologize to judges and the Judiciary as an institution.
“It is shameful for a person like Matiang’i to criticize and accuse judges of bias and sabotaging the government operations,” Muthama said.
Muthama said the Interior CS is among government officials who should be in jail for continued disobedience of court orders.
He said the government has set a bad precedent by disobeying court orders and decisions.
Muthama asked Chief Justice David Maraga to be firm and take action against state officers who are bent to disobeying court orders.
He said the country could plunge into anarchy if the trend of disobeying court orders is allowed to continue.
On Tuesday while appearing before the National Assembly Committee on national security over the recent deportation of Canadian based lawyer Miguna Miguna, Matiang’i claimed that some judges were collaborating with the opposition to frustrate the government.
The CS alleged that there is a plot by some judges and opposition leaders to humiliate the government.
Matiang’i while defending government move to deport Miguna for the second time, said that the government will not allow biased and activists judges to continue stalling government activities.
The government has been on the spot for deporting Miguna Miguna for a second time and disobeying court orders.
Last week, High court Judge George Odunga convicted and fined Matiang’i, Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet and Immigration Principal Secretary Gordon Kihalangwa Sh2000, 000 each for disobeying court orders to have deported Miguna Miguna released and produced in court.
Miguna was deported last week for the second time after failing to produce his travel documents to Immigration officials when he arrived into the country on Monday last week.
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