President William Ruto, on Saturday, January 7, set new measures to quell infightings within government agencies.
Speaking during a Cabinet Retreat in Nyeri, Ruto insisted that he had directed all government agencies to desist from suing each other.
The Head of State lamented that the government was spending a lot of money to settle cases at the expense of allocating funds to different projects.
He thus warned that anyone responsible for filing a lawsuit will bear the costs from their pockets.
"I have already given very clear instructions to government departments, ministries and agencies who, for some reason, take each other to court and we end up spending huge amounts of money on lawyers," Ruto stated.
"Whoever is in the ministry or government agency that sues each other will pay using their own money," he insisted.
However, to address the fallout between different ministries and agencies, Ruto rooted for streamlining of systems and adopting out-of-court settlements.
"We have to be honest and honourable people because there are sufficient structures within government for us to sort out unnecessary disputes that occur in government institutions," Ruto insisted.
At the same time, President appealed to the Senate and National Assembly to adopt a similar model of working to address their differences.
"We should be able to sort those issues out without necessarily using public resources to battle in court within government agencies.
"We have agreed with the National Assembly and Senate majority leaders that even in matters that are pending in court, we will find a mechanism for an out-of-court settlement so that we can prosecute the real important issues that affect the people of Kenya," Ruto reiterated.
Justifying his sentiments, the Head of State maintained that a proper system will enable the executive arm of government to exercise its mandate seamlessly.
During former President Uhuru Kenyatta's era, the Senate and National Assembly clashed several times. Their fallout was mainly attributed to the clashing of roles.
