Ruto Faces First Hurdle Hours After Announcing Anti-Corruption Team
Ruto established the team in a bid to intensify war against graft...
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Hours after President William Ruto announced the formation of a Presidential Multi-Agency Team on the War Against Corruption (MAT-WAC), a petition has been filed challenging its legality. Dr. Magare Gikenyi and three other petitioners argue that the President overstepped his constitutional mandate.
- What: Petition filed against President Ruto's new anti-corruption team, MAT-WAC.
- Who: Petitioners include Dr. Magare Gikenyi, surgeon; Eliud Karanja Matindi; Philemon Abuga Nyakundi; and Dishon Keroti Mogire.
- When: The petition was filed less than a day after President Ruto's announcement on August 18, 2025.
- Why: Petitioners claim the President lacks constitutional authority to create such a body and that it undermines independent institutions like the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC).
- Implication: The petitioners seek to declare MAT-WAC unlawful, irregular, and unconstitutional, urging the court to halt its implementation.
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High Court Suspends President Ruto's Multi-Agency Anti-Corruption Taskforce - August 2025
A petition was filed by Dr. Magare Gikenyi and three other petitioners challenging the legality of the Presidential Multi-Agency Team on the War Against Corruption (MAT-WAC), arguing that President William Ruto had overstepped his constitutional mandate. Hours after the team's announcement, the High Court in Kenya suspended the president's executive order establishing the taskforce. On Wednesday, August 20, Justice Bahati Mwamuye issued conservatory orders halting the implementation of the Presidential Proclamation. This decision temporarily blocks the initiative to form the multi-agency team, pending determination of the petition challenging its legality.
