- He said this can only be successful if alleged corrupt officials are dismissed from the service.
- "The whole system must be uprooted by sacking every corrupt official to defeat alleged corruption in the judiciary," Mutua said.
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Azimio la Umoja spokesperson and lawyer Makau Mutua has given insights into how alleged corruption can be stopped in the judiciary.
In a statement, Mutua said it will require overhauling the entire system.
He said this can only be successful if alleged corrupt officials are dismissed from the service.
"The whole system must be uprooted by sacking every corrupt official to defeat alleged corruption in the judiciary," Mutua said.
He, however, claimed judicial officials do not engage in corrupt dealings alone.
Mutua claimed it is an ecosystem that includes senior state officials, legislators, lawyers and business people among others.
"Judges don’t do corruption alone. It’s a web and an ecosystem of corruption involving ministers, senior civil servants, lawyers, legislators, and businesspeople," he alleged.
His remarks come amidst criticism of the judiciary by President William Ruto.
Ruto for the second time in a week launched a scathing attack on what he termed corrupt judicial officers working in cahoots with graft cartels to stall his development agenda.
“I want to announce here that a few people with vested interests who are beneficiaries of corruption in NHIF are now ganging up with corrupt judicial officers to stall reforms so that fake hospital claims will continue, I want to assure you that this will not happen in Kenya again and we will stop it,” he said.
He insisted that at no point would he allow judicial impunity to continue.
"We are a democracy, we will protect the independence of the judiciary. What we will not allow is judicial tyranny and judicial impunity," Ruto said.
The President's sustained criticism of the Judiciary triggered a national uproar, that saw various groups issue statements to condemn his utterances.
The Law Society of Kenya has called on its members to hold peaceful protests in support of the judiciary next week.
Chief Justice Martha Koome also told off Ruto, asking judges to ignore the threats and discharge their duties without fear or favour.
"This recurring trend of discussing in public live matters in court is a matter of great concern as it tends to threaten and intimidate judges and judicial officers to rule in a certain way in matters involving government policy," she said.