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CJ Koome dares Ruto to table evidence of judges engaged in corruption

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When Chief Justice Martha Koome handed over a certificate to President William Ruto during his swearing-in at Kasarani Stadium on Sept 13, 2022. [George Njunge, Standard]

Chief Justice Martha Koome has told off President William Ruto over his attacks on the Judiciary, challenging him to table evidence of corruption against judicial officers.

Koome, who issued her first verbal response to the President, warned that Ruto's threat to ignore adverse court orders and blanket allegations of corruption amounted to an overthrow of the Constitution.

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