Justice minister Eugene Wamalwa. Photo/FILE
By LEONARD MUTINDA lmutinda@ke.nationmedia.com BY OLIVER MATHENGE omathenge@ke.nationmedia.com
Posted Wednesday, April 4 2012 at 22:30
Posted Wednesday, April 4 2012 at 22:30
IN SUMMARY
- Wamalwa says DPM should not quit before Leadership and Integrity Bill is enacted into law
Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta should not step down from public office, Justice minister Eugene Wamalwa said on Wednesday.
Mr Wamalwa said Mr Kenyatta, who is facing criminal charges at the ICC, should not resign as Deputy Prime Minister before the Leadership and Integrity Bill is enacted into law to effect chapter six of the Constitution on integrity.
“I think we are getting ahead of ourselves,” said Mr Wamalwa, adding that “resigning would be putting the cart before the horse.”
Mr Wamalwa explained that even after the enactment of the Bill, which is still in the initial drafting stages, Mr Kenyatta might not necessarily be compelled to step down as it is up to Kenyans to “give their input” on the kind of penalties that should be prescribed.
The minister assured the public that his involvement in the G7 Alliance whose membership includes Mr Kenyatta and Eldoret North MP William Ruto, would not influence the drafting process.
“The drafting process is handled by a competent technical team and the minister is not involved,” he told journalists in his office on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the Justice minister said that he had initiated talks with the Attorney General with a view to reviving the stalled process of appointing the Registrar of Political Parties.
Mr Wamalwa also announced that he would push for the enactment of the Campaign Financing Bill, which is in the stakeholders’ consultation stage.
Reports from The Hague say the judges who will try the Ocampo Four are now in possession of court records involving the two post-election violence cases.
Calendar of events
ICC registrar Silvana Arbia transmitted the records to the Trial Chamber V, which will soon be announcing its calendar of events leading to the trial of the four accused — Mr Kenyatta, former Civil Service boss Francis Muthaura, Mr Ruto and radio presenter Joshua arap Sang.
Mr Kenyatta, Mr Muthaura, Mr Ruto and Mr Sang are facing crimes against humanity charges and will be tried by Trial Chamber V comprising judges Christine van den Wyngaert, Kuniko Ozaki and Chile Obeo-Osuji.
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