LSK FORMS TEAM TO SCRUTINIZE PRESIDENT RUTO'S ALLEGED LAW VIOLATIONS, ISSUES IMPEACHMENT ALERT

Legal experts tasked with investigating President Ruto's conduct and impeachment potential.

On Thursday, the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) formed a legal team to examine potential violations of the Constitution by President William Ruto, particularly in light of his continuous criticisms directed at the Judiciary and court decisions.

LSK President Eric Theuri emphasized that the law society intends to garner support from various sectors, including religious leaders and civil society. The goal is to compel the President to adhere to the rule of law, with the alternative consequence being potential impeachment due to severe breaches of the constitution.

Theuri, who is eyeing the LSK representative to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) post in the upcoming elections, told the President that judicial authority was no longer under the direction of any persons.

“The rule of man died with the old Constitution, 14 years down the line we will not allow a roll back to those days when a President was autocratic and carried himself as if he was above the law,” he stated.

The LSK’s statement ahead of Friday’s planned nationwide protests by lawyers, and as President Ruto continues to accuse courts of law of frustrating his development agenda.

“Naambia kortini, hakuna vile tunaweza kusimamisha mpango kama hii ya housing...mpango ambayo iko kwa katiba, manifesto na imepitishiwa sheria, nikiongea na nyinyi hapa kwa ile sites tuko nayo, vijana zaidi ya 120,000 wanafanya kazi ikiwemo 500 hapa Ol Kalou halafu mtu anasema tusimamishe mradi sababu ya mambo yake ya kibinafsi hawa vijana 120,000 nitawapeleka wapi,” President Ruto recently said.