LSK President, Azimio Leaders Hit Again at Gachagua for Concentrating on Justice Esther Maina

Regulation Society of Kenya (LSK) President Eric Theuri and a bunch of leaders from the opposition have weighed in on Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s upcoming petition to take away Justice Esther Maina.

In an Elgeyo-Marakwet Church Service attended by his boss William Ruto on Sunday, Rigathi acknowledged that he’ll file the petition on Thursday to take away the judicial officer, claiming that Justice Maina declared his Ksh202 million wealth proceeds of crime with out giving him an opportunity to defend himself.

Theuri, whereas showing on Citizen TV on Monday morning, criticised the DP’s determination to make a public assertion over the case as an alternative of creating a proper grievance with the Judicial Service Fee (JSC).

He, nonetheless, famous that LSK will wait and see the proof supplied by the second-in-command.

“You see an try to noticeably encroach into the independence of the Judiciary,” he acknowledged.

“I’ve heard the emotions that had been made by the Deputy President and I believed to myself, you probably have sentiments of corruption towards a selected choose, simply current it to the Judicial Service Fee. You don’t want to go and make public pronouncements.”

Narok Senator Ledama ole Kina, who was a part of the panelists, backed Theuri’s view accusing President William Ruto and his deputy of trying to manage the Judiciary.

“We should proceed strengthening our Judiciary as a result of, with out a robust Judiciary, we give room to corruption and lack of accountability,” Ledama insisted.

He argued that if aggrieved by a ruling, the regulation was clear that a person, irrespective of their social rating, was anticipated to problem it via the JSC.

“Now we have the JSC which I consider is a reliable physique that may have the ability to take care of any problems with grievance. I believe what the President and his deputy are doing is totally attempting to usurp powers or take away the independence of the Judiciary,” the Senator added.

“Once you hear sentiments by the Deputy President saying that he would be the first one to go in and complain a couple of explicit Choose, he’s being so petty and private. When you might have a problem or considerations, then convey them to the desk.”

Rarieda MP Otiende Amollo, who can be a member of the opposition coalition, forged a darkish cloud over the success of the DP’s petition arguing that it was a matter of enchantment.

“(That is) dead on arrival! That’s a matter for enchantment or evaluate, not elimination!” He insisted.

The Deputy President revealed that he’ll file the petition on Thursday searching for the elimination of the choose over what he described as her misconduct and corruption.

“I’ll lead by instance on Thursday this coming week. I’ll personally current a petition earlier than CJ Koome towards Justice Esther Maina for her elimination from the Judiciary for misconduct and corruption. She declared my hard-earned wealth as proceeds of crime with out giving me a chance to be heard”, DP Gachagua.

Lawyer Ahmednassir additionally disagreed with Gachagua’s stance defending Justice Maina as a principled choose.

“Deputy President Gachagua is plainly fallacious on this. Justice Maina is a principled choose who has a clear file from the magistracy to the Excessive Court docket. I’ve strongly disagreed along with her on the few events I appeared earlier than her, and I advised her in court docket that I discovered her too ‘pro-government.’ However she is not a choose one can accuse of corruption or incompetence,” acknowledged the lawyer.

“The feelings by DP Gachagua should, nonetheless, be appreciated in gentle of CJ Koome’s woeful incapability to supply a highway map to deal with corruption and incompetence within the judiciary. Koome should realise that burying her head within the sand will not do it!”

In July 2022, Justice Esther Maina dominated that Ksh202 million belonging to the DP was acquired from authorities companies however there was no proof to indicate Gachagua had provided any items or companies to the federal government and concluded that the funds had been proceeds of crime.

The cash which was deposited at a microfinance financial institution, was distributed throughout three accounts with one holding Ksh165 million.