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Vol 65 No 2

Published 18th January 2024


Kenya

Judges stand up as Ruto takes them on

Chief Justice Martha Koome has pushed back hard after the President accused the judiciary of chronic corruption

The presidency could lose badly if the sniping between it and the judiciary escalates. In his New Year's address, President William Ruto accused opposition leaders of using the courts as 'anti-people weapons' with the 'sole aim to delay, derail and sabotage the delivery of public programmes and defeat public interest'.

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