President William Ruto and Chief Justice Martha Koome are in conference at State House in Nairobi.

The two publicly announced they were prepared to meet and settle the dispute between the executive and judicial branches.

The Chief Justice stated that the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) had contacted President Ruto to arrange a meeting to discuss any concerns they may have with the judiciary in a media conference on January 15.

Later, on January 16, the president applauded the judiciary's request for talks and stated that the heads of the three branches of government ought to be involved.


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"The meeting should be between the executive (led by Ruto), judiciary (led by Koome), and legislature (led by Speakers). I am ready for the conversation on how we are going to deal with vested interests, incompetence and corruption," Ruto said in a Rally at Nandi County. 

Ruto has launched a campaign of intimidation against the Koome-led judiciary, claiming that it is undermining the goals of his administration.

He has vowed to disobey court orders that he claims are driven by "judicial impunity."


This would later be condemned by Koome, saying the "…trhreats and declarations are extremely serious and a monumental assault on the Constitution, the rule of law and the very stability of the nation and can lead to chaos and anarchy in our motherland."