The judicial has reacted to a report by Citizen TV over CASs reports after a Nairobi Court ruled it as unconstitutional.
The report reads: “The Judicial’s attention has been drawn to a misleading story aired on Citizen TV’s Monday Night Report on July 3, at 9pm.
“In the news item, the reporter, one Brenda Wanga, alleges that the Judiciary had redeemed itself following a judgment delivered by a three-judge bench of the High Court regarding the appointment of Chief Administrative Secretaries (CASs).” A statement seen by the K47 digital news team read.
The reporter by citizen TV, according to the Judiciary, goes on to claim that the Judiciary swore-in the CASs which is false.
Brenda Wanga, according to Judiciary, said, “The Judiciary long accused of aiding and abetting Executive impunity by participating in the swearing-in of the CASs whose offices have now been declared unconstitutional has redeemed itself for this judgment.”
Judiciary noted that the statement by citizen TV is grossly misleading and is meant to discredit the Judiciary whose duty is to determine cases as per the law and the Constitution and is not in the business of redeeming itself from any situation whatsoever.
This comes even after the Judiciary issued a statement on March 25, 2023 in response to comments by the National Coordinator of the Institute for Social Accountability Diana Gichengo, claiming that the Judiciary presided over the swearing-in of the Chief Administrative Secretaries while the matter was pending in court.
At the time, the Judiciary explained that it has no role in the swearing-in of Chief Administrative Secretaries.
Similarly, the Judiciary noted that it does not play any role in the swearing-in of Cabinet Secretaries and Principal Secretaries.
“As such, no official of the Judiciary was sent to the State House to swear-in the 50 Chief Administrative Secretaries.”
“The Judiciary is therefore asking Citizen TV and its editorial management to retract the misleading statement and set the record straight as duly advised.”
“The Judiciary reaffirms its commitment to upholding the rule of law and the Constitution.”
