On Sunday, DP Rigathi Gachagua said that on he will file a petition in court on Thursday this week, seeking the removal of Justice Esther Maina.
This is the judge that handled Gachagua’s case and he made the declaration after Chief Justice Martha Koome urged those with complaints to provide evidence and use the right channels.
Gachagua claimed that Judge Maina declared his wealth as proceeds of crime without giving him a chance to defend himself.
He accused the judge of wanting to taint his image.
LSK president Eric Theuri has however responded to Gachagua’s threat, urging him to provide evidence of his claims
“If you have evidence of corruption against a particular judge you just present it to the Judicial Service Commission you do not need to go and make public pronouncements but let us wait and see what happens,” said Theuri in an interview with Citizen TV.
He further said that the country’s democracy is at stake because of the continued attacks that the judiciary is facing from the executive.
“At this point, you are looking at a situation where you have an extremely aggressive and assertive Executive, a bit of a lame parliament and an institution of the Judiciary that is trying to find its feet to assert its authority in extremely difficult circumstances,” he said.
