Lawyer John Khaminwa has said that President William Ruto is opening a dangerous chapter in the judicial and legal history of the country.
"No president has ever interfered with the judiciary. With tremendous respect to our President, he is opening a dangerous chapter," Khaminwa said.
"After his departure or when he ceases to be a president, these could become issues and he could find that some individuals may now want to press that these matters should again be looked at by the courts. Let's avoid that kind of issue."
Khaminwa spoke on Thursday during an interview with KTN News.
His remarks come ahead of the planned dialogue between the executive and the judiciary.
On January 7, President William Ruto said he would not keep quiet as courts put on hold his development plans.
“How do you expect me to be quiet when a few people are rushing to the courts to stop plans to create job opportunities for Kenyans,” he said.
The Head of State added that the people who have gone to court to stop his plans have no idea what it is like to be educated, skilled and talented, and without a job.
However, Chief Justice Martha Koome later said the Judiciary had written to President William Ruto seeking an audience with the view to establishing the genesis of his complaints against the Judiciary.
Whilst confirming that the President has not filed any complaint with the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), the CJ said the Judiciary was ready to interrogate the concerns the President had with the system some of whose officers he has publicly claimed are corrupt.
“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,” Koome said then.
President Ruto later responded by saying he was ready for talks with Chief Justice Martha Koome to address alleged corruption in the judiciary.
