Deputy President William Ruto has told the Judiciary to distance itself from MAU MAU activists seeking to oust him via the High Court of Kenya on baseless claims.
The deputy president has told the court that a case filed by a Mau Mau veteran seeking his removal from office is politically motivated and geared towards a certain individual’s interest and that the petitioners acted in bad faith.
DP Ruto said this in response to a suit seeking to compel the government barred him from using public funds and government vehicles in his campaign.
The Deputy President proceeded to ask the High court to dismiss the case on grounds of lacking the prerequisite Jurisdiction as per the Law.
He argues that the power to remove him from office is not preserved by the court but by Parliament through legal impeachment.
“The question of removal of the deputy president from office is a business expressly reserved for the legislative arm of the government. This court lacks the power to issue the orders sought. The suit offends the doctrine of separation of powers,” said the Deputy President in submission.
In the case, Michael Kirungia claims Ruto has abdicated his constitutional role as the principal assistant to the president and embarked on self-assigned duties
He seeks the court to initiate his removal from office for allegedly not performing the functions conferred to him by the constitution.
DP Ruto, in documents filed before the court, claims that throughout his tenure of office, he wholeheartedly carried out his mandate as stipulated in the constitution.
“There has been no iota of evidence from Kirungia or from any other quarter tabled before this court to support the assertion that I have acted in a manner that is contrary to the law,” Says the DP through his advocate Mutuma Gichuru and Associates.
Further, Ruto says the suit has been overtaken by events being that his tenure of office is set to expire in a month’s time.
“Additionally, the application is lacking credible evidence. It is based on mere assertions and allegations which have no power to invoke the court’s jurisdiction,” he further said.
The petitioner in his papers wants him restrained from using the office of the DP and DP Residential home in conducting meetings of UDA until the case is heard and determined.
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