The problem with Kenya President Ruto attacks on Judiciary

President William Ruto

Kenyan President William Ruto. PHOTO | JOSEPH KANYI | NMG

Photo credit: Joseph Kanyi | Nation Media Group

Opposition to Kenyan President William Ruto’s public attacks on the courts is growing after more influential lobbies and civil society organisations came out this week to rally behind the Judiciary.

The law society and associations representing judges, magistrates and senior counsel joined the voices calling on the President to back off, warning that the media reports of him vowing to defy the courts could set the country on a dangerous path to anarchy.