Embu Elders have urged President Uhuru Kenyatta to meet Chief Justice Martha Koome over a cup of tea and sort out differences between Judiciary and the Executive.
Judges have recently overturned a string of executive decisions in what is seen as a fight-back after President Uhuru refused to appoint six judges.
Embu Nyangi Ndiiriri Elders Cultural Group criticised the judiciary saying it was overreaching its mandate.
They faulted the decision to stop JSC from disclosing the evidence on why President Kenyatta failed to appoint the six judges among the 40 who were nominated by the Judicial Service Commission between July and August 2019.
Speaking in Embu town on Thursday, they said the three arms of government should consider working together in solving the issue.
They said the state officers should respect the president because he is their employer and consider consulting together and not to worsen the matter by announcing to the public.
The group chairman Andrew Ireri said Retired Chief Justices David Maraga and Willy Mutunga should know that the president is mandated to direct all the development in the Country and not the Court.
“We advise the president to order for a meeting involving the government departments and Non-governmental agencies to analyse the unity of the arms of the government,” he said.
Ireri said that no department is above the state and thus the president has the right to make changes on other departments.
“The court is afraid of the alleged evidence to the six omitted judges since they could be knowing why the President did not appoint them,” he said.
“We have seen controversial judgements before and so the president has the power to protect this and might be the reason he failed to approve them.”
The group also raised concerns about how the orders to stop integrity departments from investigating the judges and other state officers is achieved and hinted it to be a route to malicious acts by the suspects who seek the order from the judiciary.
Patrick Ndwiga Kamwega, the secretary said that the Chief Justice should make sure she does away with the corrupt members of the state and other department employees.
“Corruption is among the main problem so many people never get the justice they seek in the courts of law,” he said.
Uhuru gazetted the names of 34 judges on June 3 and has reiterated he will not accept the names of the six citing integrity and suitability issues.
Edited by Kiilu Damaris
