This archive report was first published on 12 June 2021.
On Saturday, June 12, 2021, Raila Odinga issued a statement urging President Uhuru Kenyatta to meet with Chief Justice Martha Koome and Parliament Speakers Justin Muturi and Ken Lusaka to resolve the current stand-off between the branches of government.
According to Odinga, the three branches of government - the Executive, the Legislature, and the Judiciary - must work together for Kenyans to benefit fully from their government.
Odinga specifically challenged President Kenyatta to explain to the nation why he rejected the appointment of 6 judges, saying, "I challenge the Executive arm of government to share with the Judiciary and the public the concerns and evidence that led to the rejection of the six."
He termed the current stand-off as an unfortunate inconvenience to the administration of justice and called for an informed debate rather than a shouting match on the critical matter of the appointment of judges.
Odinga emphasized that Kenyans deserve to know why the various branches of their government take the positions they do on an issue critical to the nation.
