The High Court has recently declined to issue interim orders, the second one on Monday, September 30, after a lobby group moved to court to stop the impeachment set to be tabled before Parliament on Tuesday, October 1.
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s hopes of having an impeachment motion against him blocked by the courts hit a hurdle after the High Court refused to issue interim orders to stop his impeachment motion from being presented in Parliament.
The High Court has recently declined to issue interim orders, the second one on Monday, September 30, after a lobby group moved to court to stop the impeachment set to be tabled before Parliament on Tuesday, October 1.
Judge Mwita declined to answer the petitions by the Sheria Mtaani group and instead deferred the motion for a later hearing date on October 9, 2024.
Earlier on Monday, the High Court declined to issue interim orders to stop the impeachment, and High Court Judge Bahati Mwamuye refused to give an interim order after Gachagua allies led by former United Democratic Alliance Secretary General Cleophas Malala moved to court on Monday.
Malala and his team filed the petition seeking the court to halt the tabling and subsequent debate of the impeachment before the National Assembly.
”Before this Court is the Certificate of Urgency dated 30/09/2024 signed by the Counsel Peter Mwenda Njagi, the Chamber Summons dated 30/09/2024, and the Supporting Affidavit of the Petitioner/Applicant, Cleophas Wakhungu Malalah, dated 30/09/2024; all of which were filed. alongside a Petition dated 30/09/2024,” part of the petition by Malala before the court read.
