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Parliament which is dominated by the ruling alliance has petitioned the High Court to lift orders barring Kindiki from assuming DP’s office, which it declined.
An unprecedented battle opposing Kenya’s President, Parliament, and the impeached deputy president takes place in the corridors of the justice this week. Several issues are on the table.
After the Senate voted on the removal of Rigathi Gachagua last week, his legal counsel denounced infamy and rushed to court. The team argues that the allegations presented against the deputy president-elect to remove him from office were unfounded and were not supported by evidence. The high court has issued a conservatory order stopping the move to replace Gachagua until October 24. This came moments before the swear-in ceremony of the aspiring new deputy, Kithure Kindiki.
Parliament which is dominated by the ruling alliance has petitioned the High Court to lift orders barring Kindiki from assuming DP’s office, which it declined.
In an unexpected development, the bench of three judges set to rule on the fate of the impeached deputy president convened on Saturday (Oct. 19). In a letter to the Deputy Registrar of the Judiciary, Gachagua’s lawyer called for an investigation into the procedure of empanelment of the bench.
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He was in court Tuesday (Oct. 22) morning to attend the hearing of his impeachment case. It is the first time in Kenya’s history that a DP has been impeached.
