Narok Senator Ledama Olekina has stressed the need for strengthening the judiciary in the fight against corruption.
Speaking on Monday during an interview with Citizen TV, the Senator claimed that powerful forces are trying to exert powers on the judiciary by appointing people they can be able to manipulate.
“Without a strong judiciary, we give room to corruption, we give room to lack of accountability,” Ledama said.
He however said he believes that the efforts to undermine the judiciary will not be successful, citing that the citizens will not allow it to happen.
The Kenya Kwanza government has been embroiled in a dispute with the judiciary for the past week, with the president accusing judges of alleged corruption.
Early this month President William Ruto accused the judiciary of teaming up with cartels to stall his legacy projects.
"I want to announce here that a few people with vested interests who are beneficiaries of corruption in NHIF are now ganging up with corrupt judicial officers to stall reforms so that fake hospital claims will continue," he said during burial in Nyandarua.
The utterances made on January 2, elicited reactions from several associations allied with law practitioners.
A group of lawyers last Friday peacefully demonstrated against President William Ruto's judiciary comments.
The peaceful demonstration started in Nairobi's Central Business District at the Supreme Court Grounds on City Hall Way and proceeded along Parliament Road to the President's Office.
Holding banners emphasizing the necessity of an impartial court to uphold democratic norms, they showed their support for the judiciary's independence and condemned the president's words.
