Dadaab Member of Parliament Farah Maalim on Thursday, February 1, remarked that President William Ruto drew inspiration from former United States President Donald Trump on how to make executive decisions.
The Wiper Party elected legislator who has since pledged loyalty to Kenya Kwanza was explaining why Ruto was right to ignore court orders barring police deployment to Haiti.
Maalim drew parallels with Trump who built a barrier at the US-Mexico border despite tough opposition.
“In this case (the barrier) 455 miles were built and when President Joe Biden came into office it was stopped and reversed,” Maalim stated during Citizen TV’s Daybreak Show.
He remarked that Trump was within his rights to use executive power and that Ruto would employ similar moves in governing the country.
The MP further remarked that Ruto did not have to consult the Parliament anytime he needed to make a decision of national interest.
“The Executive has a right to do what it must without necessarily referring back to Parliament,” he explained.
“In any democracy, you seek later on funding from Parliament. Parliament has the right to reject that.”
Maalim warned Azimio allied parliamentarians, that should they not respect the President, then Ruto would not have any option but to surpass the August House when making key decisions.
The Kenya Kwanza allied politician remarked that Ruto would also surpass the Judiciary if he felt they were sabotaging his vision for the country.
“Ruto will say, fine the courts are wrong and decide we are going to reconstitute the entire judiciary system,” he explained.
On January 26, the High Court of Nairobi declared the deployment of 1,000 police officers to Haiti as illegal.
High Court Judge Chacha Mwita ruled that the National Security Council chaired by President William Ruto did not have powers to deploy police officers outside Kenya.
