The Chief Justice, Martha Koome, told Members of Parliament (MPs) that the judiciary's decisional independence must always remain sacrosanct despite linkages between the arms of government.
Justice Koome said that at an institutional level the arms of government can engage; however, decisional independence must always remain sacrosanct.
She said that despite each arm of government having a distinct mandate, the functions are exercised in mutual suspicion or through adversarial relations, leading to paralysis and missed opportunities.
The CJ spoke in Mombasa during a National Assembly leadership retreat that brought together the Director of Criminal Investigations, the National Intelligence Service (NIS) and the Attorney General.
