Embattled Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has launched another attempt to prevent the Senate from debating his impeachment motion.[…]CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE▶
Appearing before a three-judge bench on Tuesday, October 15, Gachagua, through his lawyer Paul Muite, filed a notice of motion seeking conservatory orders to stay the Senate ouster proceedings.
In his argument, the National Assembly committed illegalities during the impeachment of the deputy president.
According to Muite, the National Assembly’s resolution should be allowed to be processed by the Senate, given the alleged illegalities raised in the consolidated cases before the three-judge bench.
“But we are anxious today. In number 522 to argue our notice of motion for conservatory orders. That is why we are here. We are seeking to persuade this court to issue a conservatory order today so that the illegality and constitutional resolution by the National Assembly does not proceed,” Muite pleaded.
Muite was arguing before the three judges appointed by Chief Justice Martha Koome to hear and determine other petitions filed by Gachagua objecting to his impeachment.
Koome appointed Justices Eric Ogola, Anthony Mrima, and Frida Mugambi to hear the consolidated petitions filed by the embattled deputy president.
However, irrespective of the ruling by the three-judge bench, the impeachment proceedings at the Senate are likely to go ahead.
On Monday, October 14, Senate Speaker Amason Kingi ruled that Parliament cannot be injuncted and that preliminary objections to court orders do not stop hearings already in the Senate.
While ruling on a similar matter raised by Kericho governor Eric Mutai, Kingi affirmed that no court order can stop proceedings before the Senate…CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ARTICLES>>>
