More thorns than roses in Ruto ties with Judiciary

 

Chief Justice Martha Koome chats with President William Ruto after the swearing-in of twenty Judges of the High Court and conferment of the Rank of Senior Counsel at State House, Nairobi on May 14, 2024. [PCS]

Immediately after he took over power as Kenya’s fifth president in September 2022, William Ruto swore in six judges who had been rejected by his predecessor, Uhuru Kenyatta.