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"We together with the millions of Kenyans are behind you and we will defend you. If it will take a one million-man march into Nairobi, we will do it," Raila stated.

Azimio leader Raila Odinga has threatened mass action following President William Ruto's sustained attacks on the Judiciary.

Speaking during the burial of ODM Migori chairman Philip Makabong'o, Raila waded into the issue insisting that Ruto was intimidating the Judiciary.

The opposition leader told mourners that Ruto's sustained attacks threatened the 2010 promulgated constitution and the independence of the Judiciary.

To protect the independence of the institution, Raila threatened to lead a march into Nairobi Central Business District to protest the onslaught against judges and magistrates.

"You can see the orchestrated campaigns to intimidate and blackmail the courts. We want to tell the judges and the magistrates not to be cowed," Raila stated

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"We together with the millions of Kenyans are behind you and we will defend you. If it will take a one million-man march into Nairobi, we will do it in defence of the constitution and the Judiciary," he added.



His sentiments came after the Head of State vowed to soldier on with his plans to reform the Judiciary. He accused some judicial officers of sabotaging his development agendas including the Affordable Housing scheme and social healthcare plan.

Responding to Ruto's claims, Chief Justice Martha Koome dared him to table evidence supporting his claims.

“We are ready to process any complaint against any judge or judicial officer who is implicated in corruption or any other act of misconduct. However, such complaint must be lodged and processed in the manner prescribed by the Constitution. Days are gone when officers were hounded out of office through name-calling,” she stated.

Besides the attack on the Judiciary, Raila accused Ruto of capturing the Legislature. The opposition chief believes Kenya Kwanza has compromised MPs to pass laws aimed at dragging the country back to the era of dictatorship.

He further reprimanded the Kenya Kwanza administration for failing to address the cost of living while vowing to give direction to his followers.

"We are going to release a comprehensive statement on the financial outlook in this country and the proposed measures by the government and what we will take ourselves as a people. We will release a statement to show the direction we will take," said Raila.