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| Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua |
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has expressed confidence in the Judiciary in the face of an impeachment motion against him at the National Assembly that is threatening to end his political career.
Speaking publicly for the first time in five days ahead of the debate on a proposed motion for his removal from office on Tuesday, Gachagua called on independent institutions including Parliament and the Judiciary to uphold the rule of law.
The DP said that he believes that the two institutions will reject any attempts to return the country to the rule of the jungle where key tenets of the Constitution are ignored.
“Kenya is a country of the rule of law. I have faith in our courts of law. We have competent men and women in our judiciary whom I believe will uphold the Constitution, protect it with their zeal and always uphold and protect the will of the Kenyan people,” he said.
Gachagua reminded the independent institutions including the judiciary to respect the will of the Kenyan people while making their decisions citing Article One of the Constitution which provides that sovereign power rests with the people.
Gachagua said independent institutions have the capacity to reject interference.
“We have a country of the rule of law as opposed to the state of nature. I appeal to all our independent institutions to uphold the rule of law and remain true to the constitution so that we don’t get in situations where we can have a country that feels that the rule of the jungle is in the application,’’ Gachagua said.
The DP spoke during a special Sunday service at the National Prayer alert located at his official residence in Karen, Nairobi.
Gachagua said that so far, he has faith in the judiciary which he said has the commitment and determination to arbitrate matters amicably and in accordance with rule of law.
“So far, it is my observation that we have a very patriotic judiciary that upholds the rule of law, the constitution and the supremacy of our constitution, I believe the country is in the rule of law,’’ he said.
BY JAMES MBAKA