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President William Ruto has expressed his willingness to engage in discussions with the leaders of the judiciary and legislature to address allegations of corruption, vested interests, and what he perceives as sabotage of his administration’s initiatives.
On Tuesday, the President, as the head of the executive, asserted his readiness to take the lead in talks that should involve the Chief Justice, as well as the speakers of both the National Assembly and Senate.
“I welcome the talks. On January 2, I committed that we needed a conversation on how to deal with corruption. We will not accept the monster of graft to sabotage government programs just because of laxity of some state officers or saboteurs who don’t want us to change this country,” stated the President in Tinderet, Nandi County.
President Ruto emphasized his commitment to addressing corruption and invited the Chief Justice to engage in discussions encompassing the leadership of the three branches of government. He specifically highlighted the need to tackle vested interests, incompetence, and corruption within any arm of the government.
Chief Justice Martha Koome had called for a meeting with the President on Monday to address concerns raised by the executive regarding alleged corruption in the judiciary. President Ruto and other leaders have accused unidentified individuals of using ‘corrupt judges’ to hinder programs initiated by his administration, such as healthcare and affordable housing projects.
President Ruto, during his visit to Nandi County, asserted that some unnamed ‘corrupt’ individuals were resorting to the courts to obtain orders preventing charges for crimes they have committed.
“We want to deal with those who want to maintain the status quo in the housing program; who don’t want to make it possible for every Kenyan to get affordable healthcare or mama mboga and boda boda to own a house and to hold the system hostage by bribing judicial officers and hiring expensive lawyers,” stated the President.
Accompanied by his deputy Rigathi Gachagua and other leaders, President Ruto also emphasized his determination to implement Universal Health Coverage to reduce healthcare costs. Additionally, he announced the commencement of the recruitment of 2,000 new tutors for Technical Vocational Training Institutions (TVETs) next week, emphasizing the government’s commitment to supporting skill development for the youth.
