Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has yet again suffered another blow after the High Court in which he sought last refuge declined to stop the planned public participation on his impeachment.
According to reports, the High Court ordered Gachagua and the parties involved to appear before it on October 10 for further directions on the matter thus indicating that the public participation on the Impeachment motion will go ahead as planned
“The Application dated 02/10/2024 shall mentioned on 09/10/2024 virtually to confirm compliance and to take directions on the expedited hearing and determination of the matter,” ruled the High Court.
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” The Court may on that day issue such interim conservatory orders or further directions as shall be deemed just, fit, and proper to issue pending the hearing and determination of the matter.”
This comes hours after Deputy President, through his lawyers moved to court seeking conservatory orders to stop his impeachment claiming that the motion to impeach him was founded on deceit and misrepresentation of material facts.
According to Gachagua in his petition, accused the National Assembly of allocating minimal time for public participation which he termed as grossly insufficient to facilitate any meaningful and reasonable public engagement.
Further, the Deputy President accused the National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula and his deputy Gladys Boss Shollei of bias after they declared how they would like Gachagua’s impeachment to go.
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“The intended impeachment process against me essentially seeks to overturn the sovereign will of the majority of Kenyans who voted for me to be the Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya,” said Gachagua in his petition.