Meru Senator Mithika Linturi and Buuri MP Mugambi Rindikiri have condemned their party for infringing the judiciary's independence by failing to adhere to court orders and issuing threatening statements to the judicial officials.
The leaders stated that both the government and the opposition should uphold the independence of the Judiciary.
Addressing the media in Meru Town, the duo also accused their party secretary-general Raphael Tuju for his letter to Chief Justice David Maraga.
According to Linturi, that letter painted the party in a bad light by issuing threatening statements to the judiciary.
Distancing themselves from the sentiments made by Tuju, Linturi expressed that the letter should be taken as Tuju's own opinion and Jubilee party should not be dragged to into it.
“If there is anybody who would want to mess up a country is someone who wants to create an impression that the President's party is trying to interfere with the judiciary in my view that is wrong and l do not associate myself to such careless and reckless statements,” Linturi declared.
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“Anybody who comes with ideas that can compromise the independence and the respect of the judiciary right now is an enemy of the people of Kenya,” he added.
They also divulged that they were with the President in State House on Tuesday and they did not deliberate on issuing any statement in regard to the working of the judiciary.
“My take is that we, must respect the rule of law, and we see many people are trying to hijack the judiciary which we should oppose,” Rindikiri disclosed.
Furthermore, Linturi encouraged the judiciary and told the courts not to accept any form of intimidation from any quarter, because he exclaimed, the judiciary is an authority and is founded by the Kenyan constitution.
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According to the Senator, the ruling party ought to abide by the high court ruling over the deportation of the self-proclaimed National Resistance Movement(NRM) general Miguna Miguna.
At the same time the leaders asked the top police officers and other state officers served with court orders to stop undermining the court and uphold the rule of law.
Linturi asked the court to ignore any statements of intimidation directed towards it.
