Deputy President William Ruto has stated that leaders must follow the rule of law and refrain from attempting to amendment the Constitution to suit their own personal interests.
“Everybody who is entrusted with leadership must work within the dictates of the law and follow the Constitution,” Ruto made the remarks at a fellowship meeting attended by Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria, Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung’wa, Mathira MP Rigathi Gachagua, and Ndia MP George Kariuki. Gachagua from Mathira, and George Kariuki from Ndia.
“The power donated by Kenyans and exercised by leaders should be in adherence to the rule of law. There are those who still believe that if their desires are in conflict with the Constitution, then the Constitution should be changed to fit into their agenda,” Ruto made the remarks at his official Karen residence on Thursday,
“If your desires conflict with the Constitution, it’s the desires to be changed to adhere to the Constitution not the Constitution being changed to suit selfish interest of an individual,” he said.
Ruto’s comments come at a time when the President has been chastised for declining to nominate six judges whose eligibility has been called into question by State House.
