BY JAMES MBAKA
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has expressed confidence
in the Judiciary in the face of an impeachment motion against him at the National
Assembly that is threatening to end his political career.
Speaking publicly for the first time in five days ahead of
the debate on a proposed motion for his removal from office on Tuesday, Gachagua called
on independent institutions including Parliament and the Judiciary to uphold
the rule of law.
The DP said that he believes that the two institutions will
reject any attempts to return the country to the rule of the jungle where key
tenets of the Constitution are ignored.
“Kenya is a country
of the rule of law. I have faith in our courts of law. We have competent men
and women in our judiciary whom I believe will uphold the Constitution, protect
it with their zeal and always uphold and protect the will of the Kenyan people,”
he said.
Gachagua reminded the independent institutions including the
judiciary to respect the will of the Kenyan people while making their decisions
citing Article One of the Constitution which provides that sovereign power
rests with the people.
Gachagua said independent institutions have the capacity to
reject interference.
“We have a country of the rule of law as opposed to the state of
nature. I appeal to all our independent institutions to uphold the rule of law
and remain true to the constitution so that we don’t get in situations where we
can have a country that feels that the rule of the jungle is in the application,’’
Gachagua said.
The DP spoke during a special Sunday service at the National
Prayer alert located at his official residence in Karen, Nairobi.
Gachagua said that so far, he has faith in the judiciary
which he said has the commitment and determination to arbitrate matters
amicably and in accordance with rule of law.
“So far, it is my observation that we have a very patriotic
judiciary that upholds the rule of law, the constitution and the supremacy of
our constitution, I believe the country is in the rule of law,’’ he said.