Registrar of Political Parties (RPP) Anne Nderitu has threatened legal action against Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Alliance coalition party should resignation calls intensify.
Ms Nderitu said she will uphold the law.
On Wednesday, the opposition called for Ms Nderitu’s resignation after she upheld the suspension of David Murathe and Jeremiah Kioni from the Jubilee Party, alleging prejudice on her part.
The coalition expressed mistrust in Nderitu’s management of the Party’s affairs and accused her of siding during Jubilee disputes.
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“The Registrar of Political Parties Anne Nderitu must leave office in view of clear manifestations that she has been co-opted into partisan and illegal schemes by Kenya Kwanza to cripple instead of protecting political parties. Anne Nderitu no longer enjoys the confidence of her clients, the political parties,” Azimio said.
Ms Nderitu now says that the law supports the Jubilee National Executive Committee’s (NEC) decision to sustain the resolution to remove Murathe, Kioni, and Kagwe Gichohi.
The RPP told the Standard that politicians should respect independent state offices and that she is prepared to defend herself only if the issue is brought up in court.
“Azimio has a right to picket and do what they want. To us, we follow the law. We are a legal entity so the issue can only be discussed in a court of law. When the time comes for me to answer in court, I will defend myself,” she said.
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“We do not work through intimidation; we work through law. This is a State office. We must separate politics and law. In a dispute, a decision has to be made and that is what we did. Politicians need not destroy offices. If they have lost faith in something, let them address it in court.”
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