Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung'wa has advised Chief Justice David Maraga not to jump to the defence of corrupt judges but instead examine the situation critically to weed out corrupt cartels.
This comes a day after the CJ dismissed allegations made by Interior CS Fred Matiang'i that a section of the Judiciary had been captured, telling litigants to appeal court orders they were unhappy with.
"As a good judge, you should listen to the accuser and the accused. You cannot rush to defend the particular judicial officers who are being accused without listening to Matiang'i.
"There is a problem in the judiciary and you must look into it. Those cartels are in the judiciary and you must either deal with them or tell us whether you are the lord of those cartels," stated Ichung'wa in Murang'a.
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Last week, Matiang'i pointed an accusing finger at three groups of people who are deliberately frustrating the government.
Speaking at Continental House while honouring a summon to clarify the deportation of Miguna Miguna, the CS stated that officials of the judiciary, activist lawyers and members of the civil society are working against the government.
"There is a certain clique of judicial officers who have gotten into 'unholy relationship' with a clique of Opposition activists to derail the government.
"It is like there is a race on which judicial officer will injunct the government, and the higher the officer may be the better," he remarked.
Maraga refused to comment specifically on the matter of Miguna's deportation, noting that it was still in Court.
"I'm not aware of any part of the judiciary that has been captured by the opposition or the media. If you are not happy with an order that has been given, the channels are there you can appeal," he stated.
The CJ further disclosed that as the President of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), he had not received any complaints on improper conduct by judges.
"It is not true that any judges have been captured by the opposition. They give orders and they can make mistakes, if they make mistakes you can appeal," explained the CJ.
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