Court Issues Strict Orders to Senate Over Gachagua Impeachment
Court Issues Strict Orders to Senate Over Gachagua Impeachment after lawyer Steven Mbugua jointly filed a petition with the Gema Watho Association seeking to challenge the impeachment of ousted DP Gachagua
Justice Bahati Mwamuye received the petition and classified it as urgent, pending mention scheduled for October 25.
Justice Mwamuye has since ordered Mbugua and his fellow petitioners to serve all the respondents and interested parties by the end of the day on Wednesday, October 23.
‘’The petitioners/applicants to serve the petition, application, and these directions on the respondents and interested party by close of business 23/10/2024, and file an affidavit(s) of service in that regard,’’ Mwamuye directed.
The petition filed at the Milimani High Court in Nairobi listed the National Assembly Speaker and the Senate Speaker as respondents as well as other interested parties including the Office of the Attorney General
:A petition we jointly filed with the Gema Watho Association challenging the impeachment of Rigathi Gachagua has been considered as urgent and listed for further directions on 25th October 2024 before Justice Bahati,’’ Mbugua revealed.
Meanwhile, at the High Court, Justices Eric Ogola, Antony Mrima and Freda Mugambi, are expected to give a ruling today at 3pm.
The three will rule as to whether they will continue sitting and presiding on the impeachment of Gachagua, this is after his legal team objected the decision of Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu empaneling the bench.
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