Court Issues Directions on Gachagua’s Impeachment

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According to the Judiciary’s announcement, the decision will be made public on May 9. The Court of Appeal justices will decide on a number of petitions submitted by different parties contesting various facets of the impeachment procedure and the appointments that followed.

The constitutionality of the impeachment, the Senate’s procedural integrity, and the validity of the nomination of the new Deputy President were all contested in the merged proceedings, which included Civil Appeal No. E829 of 2024 and Civil Appeal No. E022 of 2025.

The Senate impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in October 2024 on a number of grounds, including claims of corruption and wrongdoing.

Gachagua challenged the impeachment procedure and its results in court after the Senate’s ruling. He argued that there was insufficient public engagement and that the processes were not constitutional.

In response, the High Court granted a conservatory injunction that essentially put a stop to any efforts to remove him or appoint a replacement until further legal review. This ruling temporarily stopped the Senate’s resolution from being implemented.

Justices Eric Ogola, Anthony Mrima, and Freda Mugambi made up the three-judge bench that was established to handle the significant constitutional issues brought up. When it was discovered that Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu, not Chief Justice Martha Koome, had nominated the judges, the appointment of this bench became contentious.

The legal team representing Gachagua contended that this nomination was unconstitutional, claiming that the Chief Justice alone had the power to form such benches.

Concerns concerning possible bias were also voiced, especially in light of Justice Mrima’s purportedly strong relationship with Senate Speaker Amason Kingi. The bench refused to disqualify itself in spite of these objections, claiming that the assertions did not satisfy the requirements for recusal.

Gachagua took the case to the Court of Appeal after the bench refused to disqualify itself, attempting to reverse the ruling and contest the bench’s legitimacy.

However, as a result of the High Court’s decision to overturn the conservatory orders that had previously prevented the appointment, then-Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki was nominated and sworn in as the new Deputy President throughout the course of these appeals.

Gachagua dropped several of his petitions after realizing that the swearing-in had made some of his appeal moot, but he persisted in pursuing the main points regarding the composition of the court and possible prejudice.

This decision will either give Gachagua another chance to overturn his removal or finalize it. The latter choice might be fatal to Gachagua’s attempt to remove Ruto from office in 2027.