Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has waded into the debate on the removal of Chief Justice Martha Koome and other Supreme Court judges.
In a statement issued just a day after his predecessor, Rigathi Gachagua, launched a scathing attack on President William Ruto over the same issue, Kindiki noted that the process of removing a judge was a constitutional one, not a political one.
In a veiled attack on Gachagua, the DP questioned who would defend judges accused of misconduct but lacking 'ethnic godfathers' to support them. "Removal of a judge from office is purely a constitutional matter and not a political or ethnic issue," Kindiki stated.
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki delivering an address during the 26th Intergovernmental Budget and Economic Council (IBEC) meeting at Karen, Nairobi on January 27, 2025.
