JUST IN: Lawyer Seeks to Block CJ Koome from Swearing in New Deputy President 

  A lawyer has filed a case at the Eldoret High Court seeking to prevent Chief Justice Martha Koome from swearing in any nominated Deputy President if the Senate upholds the impeachment of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. Advocate Morara Omoke, who initiated the petition, challenges Gachagua’s impeachment on several grounds, including irregularities in the collection of MPs’ signatures, insufficient public participation, violations of constitutional provisions, and the exclusion of the Deputy President from essential government functions. In his court documents, Omoke argued that the events leading up to the impeachment were “deliberately orchestrated,” culminating in the motion filed on October 1,
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