Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua addressing faithful in Iten, Elgeyo Marakwet county yesterday
The Deputy President Revealed He Will Present A Petiton Seeking Removal Of Justice Esther Maina
By William Muchiri
Worth Noting:
- “The Chief Justice challenged us to present Petitions. I will lead by example from the Executive side,” Gachagua said in presence of President William Ruto who also attended the thanksgiving ceremony that was also attended by dozens of leaders from different parts of the country.
- Gachagua called on other Kenyans who have similar Petitions to join him on Thursday at 2:15pm when he will present his.
- “I am prepared to file the petition. My lawyers are working on it,” the second most powerful political leader in the country noted.
- Addressing the faithful, Gachagua said Justice Maina unceremoniously declared his fortune proceeds of crime, a move he says was meant to taint his image.
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua yesterday disclosed that he will be filing a Petition to have one of judges declared unfit to hold office.
He revealed that he will on Thursday afternoon be moving to the Supreme Court where he will present a petition for the removal of Justice Esther Maina.
Speaking in Iten in Elgeyo Marakwet county, the Deputy President said he will follow Chief Justice Martha Koome’s advice and seek the removal of Justice Maina.
“The Chief Justice challenged us to present Petitions. I will lead by example from the Executive side,” Gachagua said in presence of President William Ruto who also attended the thanksgiving ceremony that was also attended by dozens of leaders from different parts of the country.
Gachagua called on other Kenyans who have similar Petitions to join him on Thursday at 2:15pm when he will present his.
“I am prepared to file the petition. My lawyers are working on it,” the second most powerful political leader in the country noted.
Addressing the faithful, Gachagua said Justice Maina unceremoniously declared his fortune proceeds of crime, a move he says was meant to taint his image.
“On Thursday, this coming week at 2:15 pm, I will personally present a petition before Lady Chief Justice Martha Koome against Justice Esther Maina for her removal from the Judiciary for misconduct and corruption,” he reiterated.
The DP added that Justice Maina denied him the opportunity to be heard against all the rules of evidence, and that she even refused his application to cross examine the investigator of his case.
At the same time, the Deputy President challenged Chief Justice Martha Koome to make public, the number of petitions filed against judicial officers, saying it is time now she tells Kenyans the truth.
In 2022, Justice Maina ruled against Gachagua’s application to have his accounts unfrozen by the Assets Recovery Agency.
Instead, the court ruled that he forfeits to the State the KSh202 million in his accounts, ruling that they were proceeds of corruption.
Gachagua, however, got back his money when together with President William Ruto, they took the reigns of power following the August 2022 General Election.
His planned petition against Justice Maina comes in the wake of heated friction between the judiciary and the executive, where President Ruto and several other Kenya Kwanza administration officials have sustained their criticism on corruption in the judiciary.
For the umpteenth time, President Ruto yesterday claimed that the judiciary is riddled with corruption and vowed to do all it takes to deal with corrupt judiciary officials.
Last week, the Chief Justice defended her officers against blanket condemnation and challenged those aggrieved to file petitions.
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