JUST IN: Court Decides Today on Legality of Gachagua’s Impeachment Ahead of Senate Trial
The High Court will decide today whether the Senate can proceed with impeachment hearings against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. Gachagua plans to defend himself before the Senate on Wednesday, responding to 11 charges approved by 282 MPs during a National Assembly vote. Justice Chacha Mwita reserved his decision after Senior Counsel Paul Muite and lawyer Tom Macharia, representing Gachagua, argued that the National Assembly’s impeachment process violated constitutional standards due to insufficient public participation. The legal team claimed that the public was denied their democratic rights, asserting that participation occurred only at county headquarters for a single day, while the
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