Chief Justice Martha Koome's remarks regarding the necessity of communication to address the recent attacks on the judiciary and corruption charges against judicial officials have been warmly received by President William Ruto.

Speaking on Tuesday at the Tinderet Integrated Technical and Trainers College's commissioning in Nandi County, President Ruto stated that he was willing to lead the discussion and that all three branches of government should be involved.

"I want to tell the Chief Justice that I am ready for a meeting with the Judiciary, Executive, and Legislature. Our Leadership. The leadership of the Executive, led by me; the leadership of the Judiciary, led by the Chief Justice; and the leadership of the Legislature, led by our Speakers," said Ruto.


He restated his earlier opinions that some people were eager to use judicial officer bribery to undermine government agendas for their selfish gain.

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"Therefore I welcome the conversation between the Executive and I am going to lead from the front in that conversation so that we can deal with the monster that is destroying our country, and so that we can deal with those who benefit from the status quo...the vested interest who have taken our health hostage, who don't want us to change the system to make it transparent."

"They want to hold the system hostage by bribing the judicial officers, hiring expensive lawyers and sabotaging our universal health coverage program. We are going to have that conversation," said President Ruto.

In a press briefing on Monday, Chief Justice Martha Koome said the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) had reached out to President Ruto for a meeting to discuss any issues they have with the judicial arm. 


"He might have received information because we have various machinery and agencies for collecting information and we would like to engage him so that he can give us that information. We will be looking out for that dialogue we have written, and I believe that the President is going to give us an appointment," said Koome in response to questions from the media.

In a statement read aloud by the Chief Justice, the JSC expressed concern that the nation is headed toward anarchy and chaos due to an unfortunate attack on the Judiciary by the legislative and executive branches of government.

The JSC observed that the nation was on the verge of a constitutional crisis that might spark untold civil unrest due to the Executive and Legislative branches' threats to flout court orders.