President William Ruto on Monday, January 22 held a meeting with Chief Justice Martha Koome at State House Nairobi following a feud over corruption in the Judiciary.
The meeting which brought together the three arms of government was also attended by Attorney General Justin Muturi, Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu, National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula, Council of Governors (COG) chairperson Anne Waiguru and Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki.
Others present were; State House Chief of Staff Felix Koskei, Solicitor General Shadrack Mose, Acting Judiciary Chief Registrar Paul Ndemo, and National Assembly Clerk Samuel Njoroge.
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During the meeting, the three arms of government committed to enhancing service delivery, fighting corruption, and promoting the overall administration of justice to enhance accountability.
They also resolved to individually develop policies, guidelines, regulations, and legislative proposals to fighting corruption, improve service delivery and enhance institutional accountability.
The proposals will be submitted within 30 days to the National Council of the Administration of Justice (NCAJ) which will be convened by CJ Koome.
The Executive and Legislature further agreed to support the Judiciary's request for additional budgetary support for the recruitment of an additional 25 judges of the High Court and 11 new judges to the Court of Appeal and to facilitate the judiciary's transport needs.
“The Executive, Legislature, and Judiciary commit to perform their functions in a manner that respects, promotes and enhances the rule of law, institutional independence, and respect for court decisions,” State House Spokesperson Hussein Mohamed said in a statement.
