High Court declines to stop ongoing process to oust Rigathi Gachagua, pro-DP cases pile up
Lawmakers acknowledge that supporting the impeachment of Rigathi Gachagua could have severe repercussions in the upcoming 2027 elections, with some calling for unity and dialogue instead of division.
Mr Gachagua described the process as a “choreographed political lynching designed to defeat the sovereign will of the Kenyan people”, and prematurely ended, for all time, his long and productive career as a public servant.
“The intended impeachment process against the petitioner essentially seeks to overturn the sovereign will of the majority of people of Kenya who voted for him to be the Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya, on frivolous grounds which do not meet the lawful test which justifies an impeachment,” he said.
A fresh attempt to arrest the ongoing process to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has been declined by the High Court.
Instead, Justice Bahati Mwamuye on Monday directed the case filed by former United Democratic Alliance (UDA)Secretary-General, Cleophas Malala, be taken to Principal Judge Eric Ogola for hearing of an application for consolidation of all the petitions regarding the impending ouster.
