Kalonzo condemns gov't decision to withdraw CJ Koome's security
Wiper Party Leader
Kalonzo Musyoka has criticised the government’s alleged decision to withdraw
the security detail of Chief Justice Martha Koome, demanding the immediate
reinstatement of her bodyguards.
This comes after Koome,
on Thursday, accused the government, through the Ministry of Interior, of
withdrawing her state-issued bodyguards, a move she described as an attack on
the Judiciary and the office of the Chief Justice.
In a statement on X on
Friday, Kalonzo slammed the government’s move, describing it as an appalling
action intended to undermine the autonomy of Koome’s office and the Judiciary.
“The withdrawal of the
security assigned to protect the Chief Justice of the Republic of Kenya is
unacceptable and should be restored with immediate effect,” said the Wiper
frontman.
“This despicable action
is designed to undermine the independence of the office of the Chief Justice
and by extension to the Judiciary and other independent institutions.
Musyoka also accused the Kenya Kwanza government of operating as a dictatorship and attempting to bring independent bodies under state control, opining that Kenyans would reject such
actions.
“The unconstitutional
assault on Parliament, constitutional commissions, independent offices and now
with concerted subterfuge, to capture the Judiciary, shall be opposed and
resisted by all law-abiding and spirited Kenyans,” he said.
“No amount of
intimidation, persecution, or other unlawful and underhanded dealings will
restore the reputation of the disgraced, corrupt, and tyrannical Kenya Kwanza
dictatorship. This Ruto regime simply does not get it! Wakenya hawawataki, chuki
ya nini?”
Despite Koome’s claims,
Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja on Thursday maintained that the officers attached
to Koome were either sent on training after promotion or procedurally
transferred to other stations.
He noted that other officers
have been reassigned to the Chief Justice as those who left prepare to start
their promotional courses.
According to Kanja, there
was poor coordination that led to the officers assigned to the Chief Justice
leaving before the new ones arrived, causing the deployment gap.
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