- He stated that the same would be the way forward if the two arms of government were fighting, wondering if the move was an admission of a fight.
- "What are they going to dialogue over? Are they fighting? Because you only call for a dialogue if two parties are warring."
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Homa Bay Senator Moses Kajwang has disagreed with the call of the Judiciary to hold a dialogue with the Executive, terming it as "weak".
He wondered why Chief Justice Martha Koome was calling for talks, saying even if it was well intended it could come off as weakness.
"The only unfortunate thing that I heard from the Chief Justice yesterday (Monday) was a call for dialogue. I think the calls for dialogue perhaps might be well intended but it is going to portray the judiciary as weak and as being the smaller party," he said.
The Senator, who spoke with Citizen TV on Tuesday morning, went on to question why the Judiciary was opting for a dialogue.
He stated that the same would be the way forward if the two arms of government were fighting, wondering if the move was an admission of a fight.
"What are they going to dialogue over? Are they fighting? Because you only call for a dialogue if two parties are warring."
Kajwang went on to question where the dialogue would be held.
"Is it the State House or within the precincts of the Supreme Court? Who will chair; the President of the Republic of Kenya or the President of the Supreme Court?"
He pointed out that there was a need for Koome to protect and defend the Judiciary, adding that the institution is co-equal to the other arms of government.
Kajwang's remarks come after the CJ, during a Judicial Service Commission address on Monday called for talks between the body and the President, over his allegations of corruption within the judiciary.
She said they have written to Ruto seeking an audience with the view to establishing the genesis of his complaints against the Judiciary.
"He might have received information because we have various machinery and agencies for collecting information and we would like to engage him so that he can give us that information," Koome said.
"So we will be looking out for that dialogue, we have written and I believe that the President is going to give us an appointment."
She said they would honour the appointment should the President grant their request, noting that the government cannot function alone without the Judiciary and the Legislature.
"We are also part of the government and we are concerned that there are issues that are hurting the Executive so we need to know them so that we deal with them," Koome said.