‘Mambo ni Matatu’ Declaration by Ruto Gets Him in Court
Mambo ni Matatu’ Declaration
Mambo ni Matatu’ Declaration
President William Ruto has been sued by the President General’s Office for words generally perceived as threats to business tycoons with stakes in the sugar industry. One week after making the iconic “Mambo ni Matatu” declaration. Tuesday, Operation Linda Jamii petitioned the High Court in Milimani for an order compelling Ruto to retract . Also issue a formal apology for the remarks.
During an official visit to the Western area last week, the President issued a warning to the sugar tycoons, saying that they would only have three options left to them:
Leave the country. Go to jail . Enter paradise .
If they continued to obstruct government efforts to reform the industry. The lobby organization said in court documents that Ruto’s comments teeter on the edge of being callous death threats by the President. Who is meant to be a symbol of national unity.
“The President’s comments if not retracted and an official unconditional apology proffered, will create a perception in Kenya that undermines judicial independence and will also see the rule of law disrespected without a recourse,” the group submitted.
While acknowledging that issues bedevilling the sugar sector required immediate intervention from relevant powers. Operation Linda Jamii submitted that the direction that the Head of State took was a dangerous . Also ,populist way to address the concerns.
The group claimed that if the President’s remarks were not retracted and an official unconditional apology was not provided, Kenyans would begin to believe that the rule of law was being ignored without any remedy. Operation Linda Jamii asserted that the Head of State’s approach was a risky . And, populist way to solve the challenges. Even if it was acknowledged that problems plaguing the sugar sector demanded rapid intervention from relevant powers.
The Mambo ni Matatu jab, in the opinion of the advocacy group. Not only amounts to death threats but also violates the fundamentals of the rule of law. The lobbying group contends that the comment also calls into question the Constitution’s checks and balances system . The notion of the separation of powers. In response to the question of why the organization was taking the attorney general to court rather than Ruto, it was said that “The attorney general is the principal legal advisor to the National Government.”In court or in any other legal procedures in which the National Government is a party, he represents the government.
In the petition, the organization drew attention to Jaswant Rai’s decision to drop his appeal against the Mumias Sugar Company lease. Raising questions about whether the move was a result of his own free will or was prompted by the threats.In light of the requirement that legal disputes be resolved in conformity with accepted laws and principles. The advocacy organization questioned the effectiveness of the justice system. Justin Muturi, the attorney general, and the president have not commented to the situation as of the time this article was published.