Monday, September 30, 2024 – Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua could be going home tomorrow after the High Court granted MPs the green light to impeach him for gross violation of the Constitution.
In a ruling, High Court Judge
Bahati Mwamuye declined to give interim orders to stop the presentation of the
impeachment motion against Gachagua in Parliament tomorrow.
This is after Gachagua allies,
led by former United Democratic Alliance Secretary General Cleophas Malala,
moved to court on Monday to stop the impeachment process.
As per the court documents,
Malala through his lawyer Mwenda Njagi, wanted the court to grant orders to
stop the tabling, debating, considering, or acting upon any motion for the
removal or levying of sanctions against the DP
Malala further argued that the
National Assembly and the Senate were currently unlawfully constituted and
therefore lacked the mandate to debate the impeachment.
However, Judge Mwamuye cited the
matter as urgent and directed the petitioner (Malala) to serve the
National Assembly and the Senate together with other interested parties by the
close of business on September 30, 2024.
The respondents and the
interested parties have until October 3, 2024, to respond to the issues leveled
against them and serve the court with the same response.
The case will be mentioned
before the High Court on October 7, 2024, for further directions and issuance
of orders.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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