DP Gachagua moves to court to stop Senate from hearing his impeachment motion
Deputy President Geoffrey Rigathi Gachagua is yet again in court seeking to stop the Senate trial chamber from considering his impeachment motion
Deputy President Geoffrey Rigathi Gachagua is yet again in court seeking to stop the Senate trial chamber from considering his impeachment motion.
In an application filed under a certificate of urgency, Gachagua lists at least 10 grounds he believes were used to aid what he terms a shambolic, unfair and vicarious assault on him.
Gachagua, through his lead counsel Paul Muite, argues that the charges supported by 282 MPs in the National Assembly were unsupported allegations, hearsay and outright lies.
He also states that the National Assembly did not do meaningful public participation before the tabling of his impeachment, and that members debated and voted on the motion on grounds which were not set out in the motion.
The DP argues that MPs were coerced, intimidated and subjected to undue pressure to pass the motion, adding that the charges should have been about the Constitution and not about allegations of him undermining the President.
He concludes by stating that the ground on gross misconduct was trivialized, and fired back at National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula and his deputy, Uasin Gishu Woman Representative Gladys Boss for being players in a game they were refereeing.
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It is on these grounds that Gachagua seeks to have Justice Chacha Mwita of the Milimani High Court dispense justice by giving orders prohibiting the Senate from proceeding with his impeachment hearing scheduled for next week.
The matter is expected in court on Monday, October 14. This will be Gachagua’s 24th attempt, either directly or through proxies, in court to stop his removal from office, with other efforts proving futile.
This as Chief Justice Martha Koome is expected to impanel a three-judge bench to hear five cases challenging the impeachment of the Deputy President.
The latest developments come as Senators get ready for a busy week ahead, with the DP set the face the trial chamber and defend himself on Thursday.
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