There is a plan to remove CJ Koome, disband Supreme Court: Gachagua claims

“We have seen a scheme to remove Chief Justice Martha Koome from office,” the ex-DP told congregants at Meru PCEA church on Sunday. 

He alluded to the recent withdrawal of Koome’s security, terming it as one of the state’s strategy to scare the CJ and push her into resignation. 

“I want to ask my sister, Lady Justice Martha Koome, don’t be intimidated. Stay put. You are doing a good job. Continue making sure this is a country of rule of law and constitutionalism,” said Gachagua. 

In the tell-all address to the church attendees, Gachagua also revealed that President William Ruto’s government intends disband the Supreme Court. 

“There is even a bigger scheme to dismantle the Supreme Court ahead of 2027 elections. A budget has been set aside through the National Intelligence Service (NIS) and all those petitions you are seeing against Martha Koome, and judges of the Supreme Court is the machinations of the state,” Gachagua stated. 

The former Deputy President argued that the end goal is to set up a bench that will act in favour of the executive.

“They would like to put a supreme court bench that is amiable to what those in power want. We can not accept. We want to ask the international community to keep an eye on Kenya.”

Gachagua’s ‘revelations’ follows major controversies surrounding the Supreme Court. 

Recently, CJ Koome’s security was withdrawn and later reinstated in what Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen termed as a routine process within the National Police Service (NPS). He said Koome’s security personel were was due for promotions and subsequent training. 

Murkomen would later chastise the CJ for ‘going too public with the issue.’ 

Also pitted against the Judiciary is a petition by former Law Society of Kenya (LSK) President Nelson Havi, who seeks removal of Koome and all Supreme Court judges. 

Havi accuses the judges of gross misconduct and misbehaviour among other issues, urging the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to compel President William Ruto to form a tribunal and begin the process of firing the seven judges.