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March 1, 2019
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has called on the Judiciaryto step up
fight against corruption in the country as it had left manyKenyans
suffering and denied essential services.
Kenyatta said the judiciary is not immune to the temptationsof
corruption and its officers must guard against criminals outto exploit
court processes to escape the consequences of their economiccrimes.
He said there are known culprits, who exploit the courtprocesses and
judgments to escape from the consequences of their economiccrimes
against the people of Kenya.
Kenyatta noted a growing feeling based on perceptions thatjudicial
officers are beyond the reach of the law and are using thelaw to protect
individuals from the law, an act he termed as a profoundassault on
justice.
Brokers of justice, said Kenyatta, have also persistentlyexploited the
judicial system to block and stall government projects worthhuge sums
of money.
The president said it was unfortunate that a thread ofselfish individuals
have continued to block government projects with undeclaredinterests