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Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>A legal lobby yesterday asked President William Ruto to retract and clarify his statement on judges after he branded them \u201ccorrupt\u201d.<\/p>\n

The Kenyan section of the International Commission of Jurists said the President\u2019s harsh stance was out of a pattern that he has sustained since he came to power.<\/p>\n

He blasts judges and judicial officers whenever a decision he did not like was made, the advocacy group\u2019s chairman Protus Saende said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn 2023, the President issued a stark ultimatum, commonly called \u2018Mambo ni Matatu\u2019,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In the ultimatum to what Ruto called \u2018corrupt individuals\u2019, he gave them three choices: leave the country, face imprisonment or embark on a metaphorical journey to heaven.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis warning was initially pronounced on August 27, 2023, and despite drawing criticism, the President reiterated it on August 30, 2023,\u201d Saende said.<\/p>\n

He added that on December 16, 2023, the President said the ceremonial sword given to him by his predecessor, President Uhuru Kenyatta, marked the transfer of power and authority to deal with hardliners.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know I was given a sword. Do you think it\u2019s for cutting vegetables? It\u2019s for dealing with all these crooks here. I will uproot them completely, and Kenya will move forward\u201d, Saende quoted the President as saying.<\/p>\n

ICJ called out what they termed \u201can alarming indication of a disregard for the principles of the rule of law to brute force and violence\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis shift in approach, from emphasising due process to issuing threats and ultimatums, has raised concerns about preserving the rule of law and the integrity of the judicial system,\u201d Saende said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is imperative to balance combating corruption effectively and upholding the principles of justice and fairness, ensuring that individuals accused of wrongdoing are afforded their rights and treated within the bounds of the law.\u201d<\/p>\n

As a recourse, ICJ says Ruto should withdraw the impugned statement \u201cand issue a clarifying statement affirming commitment to upholding the principles of judicial independence and the rule of law\u201d.<\/p>\n

The lobby wants all justice sector stakeholders and the general public to be vigilant in defending the rule of law because the journey for the democratic state has been long.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a collective of jurists, we are acutely aware of the arduous journey that has brought us to our present state of governance,\u201d Saende said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are a nation that has strived to consciously embrace the rule of law, priorising it over other authoritarian modes of governance.\u201d<\/p>\n

They say the President bore much responsibility in ensuring institutions are strengthened to do their work and when they err, are held to account through means that doesn\u2019t undermine public confidence in them.<\/p>\n

Saende said as an embodiment of unity, the presidency bears a profound responsibility.<\/p>\n

Its occupants should refrain from making statements that could foment discord or undermine the rule of law in Kenya, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cICJ Kenya remains committed to promoting and defending the rule of law, human rights and the independence of the Judiciary in Kenya,\u201d Saende said.<\/p>\n

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