Raila Questions State House Meeting Between Ruto and Chief Justice
• Opposition leader Raila Odinga said the meeting between President Ruto and CJ Koome should have been held at a neutral venue like KICC, not State House.
• Raila suggested Parliament would have been an appropriate alternative venue to host the meeting.
• Raila wondered how National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula ended up attending the State House meeting and deciding with the president to allocate more funds to the Judiciary without going through Parliament.
• Early January, President Ruto accused the Judiciary of teaming up with cartels to stall his legacy projects. This elicited reactions from several judicial associations.
• CJ Koome said the Judiciary wrote to Ruto seeking a dialogue to understand his complaints against them and the information he may have received. Ruto later agreed to meet the Judiciary.