Uhuru challenges Judiciary to deliver in graft war

President Uhuru Kenyatta has once again challenged the Judiciary to deliver convictions in graft cases to prove that the country is headed in the right direction in the war against the vice.

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While speaking at Mombasa State House moments before he announced executive changes that saw Agriculture CS Mwangi Kiunjuri sacked, the President said he has done his part and the ball is now in the Judiciary’s court.

“As we soldier on in this fight, I seek the indulgence of the Judiciary. Now the Judiciary should give us convictions as an indication that we are winning this war,” President Kenyatta said as he proclaimed his “continued respect” for the principle of separation of powers between the Executive and Judiciary.

The President said that no administration in the history of the country has prosecuted cases the way he has done.

A number of Cabinet Secretaries, governors, Principal Secretaries and procurement officers among other senior government officials have been barred from office after being charged in court.