Courts should keep off politics, State programmes, Ruto says

President William Ruto (left) with Chief Justice Martha Koome during the 12th anniversary celebration of the Supreme Court’s operation. [Daniel Kariuki, Standard]

President William Ruto yesterday implicitly addressed the removal of his former deputy, Rigathi Gachagua, and expressed concerns about the Judiciary’s perceived interference in government initiatives.

Ruto urged the Judiciary to exercise restraint, arguing that judicial actions should support the country’s shift towards issue-based politics rather than ethnic or personality-driven agendas.