Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has met with Chief Justice Martha Koome amid growing speculation about her possible removal from office.
In an update on Wednesday, February 26, Murkomen said the meeting focused on security issues within the Judiciary and proposed reforms to streamline the handling of traffic offenses.
"This morning, I paid a courtesy call on the Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court of Kenya, Hon. Martha Koome. Our discussions centred on collaboration to strengthen the security of the Judiciary and judicial officers.
"We also discussed partnership on the implementation of instant traffic fines to improve safety and security on our roads and decongest the courts," he stated.
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The discussions come at a time when Koome is facing criticism from certain quarters, calling for her removal from office.
However, amid the criticism, Koome has received backing from other quarters including former Deputy President Rigathi who recently warned President William Ruto over plans to oust Koome.
Speaking during a church service on Sunday, February 23, Gachagua said Ruto should not set foot in Meru if the alleged plan goes through.
"If you chase our Martha Koome, don't set foot in Meru. You chased Rigathi Gachagua, and the Mt. Kenya people were silent, you thought they were cowards," he said.
Additionally, Gachagua promised to call for protests if the plan is hatched, accusing Ruto of destroying the leadership of the Mt. Kenya Region.
"This is too much now. How do you purge the leadership of an entire community that made you president? If Koome is dismissed and I call for protests, will you come out? We are not going to sit again as Ruto destroys the leadership of Mount Kenya," he added.
However, in a quick rejoinder, Deputy President Kithure Kindiki fired back at Gachagua arguing that the process of removing a judge from office must remain constitutional and free from political or ethnic influences.
Kindiki stressed that judicial matters should not be trivialized by ethnic or political considerations, urging both accusers and defenders of judges to rely on constitutional and legal arguments.
"Removal of a judge from office is purely a constitutional matter and not a political or ethnic issue. Accusers and defenders of judges must use constitutional and legal arguments to state their positions rather than trivializing such a weighty legal matter by bringing ethnicity into the equation. Who will defend the judges who may be innocent but do not have ethnic godfathers?" he wrote on X.
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