Chief Justice Martha Koome is currently meeting President William Ruto at the State House.
The news about their meeting has been revealed by State House Director of Public Communication Gerald Bitok.
Bitok announced that the meeting is aimed at addressing the differences between the Executive and the Judiciary.
“Chief Justice Martha Koome arrives at State House, Nairobi. This follows her calls for talks with the Executive and the Legislature which President William Ruto welcomed and embraced as a move towards enhancing transparent and unhindered service to the people by all arms of government,” Bitok announced.
Bitok however did not reveal who accompanied Koome and other leaders present for the meeting.
The meeting followed a letter which Koome wrote to President Ruto seeking to address concerns he raised against some judges.
Ruto welcomed calls for dialogue insisting that he would lead the talks.
“I am going to lead from the front in the conversation between the executive and the judiciary so that we can deal with the monster that is destroying our country and the corrupt who go to court,” he said.
However, the Opposition Leader Raila Odinga warned Koome against engaging Ruto insisting that it would compromise the Judiciary.
Raila insisted that the move would erode the public confidence of a just and independent judiciary.
“There is no need for the Judiciary to negotiate with President Ruto. The Chief Justice is talking about having a dialogue with the Executive, which is not an active case in the court, that is how to compromise justice. Let the judges do their things independently,” said the Azimio leader.
