THE UNPRESIDENTAL TONGUE

 By Ibran Nabungolo

The president ushered the new year of 2024 with a sustained attacks on Judiciary, an arm of the government, that he was once a darling to until the legal sword struck their relationship on issues regarding the Affordable housing levy and Recruitment of our police forces to the Republic of Haiti.

The President tongue has since become a tongue of vengeance, threats, coercive and to add to the list lies as the norm to the symbol of national unity and high status the name has had post Nyayo regime.

Today, every Kenyan has become accustomed to His Excellency's lies even in villages like Taptangelei. Whenever the President moves from one pillar to another and from one post to another, high on the fueled government car, raising his Kaunda, there are high chances of him vilifying the Judiciary and proposing new tax measures that are obviously chocking the hustling nation to its core, however to him, we're building a new "Singapore" in African with our own taxes under his hands.

 

The Presidency arrogance of defying court orders does not only show how "the son of a chicken seller" supremacy but send a resounding warning of an emerging regime that smell and stink like Nyayo era.

Yes, we understand that the Presidential president is a student of science and has absolutely little knowledge on matters to do with governance, however the existence of three arms of the government: the Judiciary, executive and legislature are not flower girl institutions but are core hands that helps in the running of the government. The existence of doctrine of separation of power by scholars was not a mere work but paramount that helps in running of a democratic government.

The president is obligated to respect the rule of law regardless of how many cries and intimidation he directs to the Judiciary while on top of public acquired vehicle. Currently, his utterance and defiance resemble the famous King in the Bible who shrugged off the advice of elders and the cleric can explain well the ending of that King.

Instead of the president protesting against the court at least he should be a leader and avoid embarrassments of quoting the constitution he raised in Kasarani wrongly. The president should be presidential enough to listen at least to the cleric who stood with his ambitions in the altar, their cries at Ufungamano House represent the cries against the God chosen regime the president is driving. To do that, the president should face the facts and avoid communication that wage arrogance because the president is a symbol of national unity and the nation cannot be united with his words.