Gachagua impeachment was politically engineered to manage Mt Kenya politics, court told
Petitioners accuse Ruto administration of political purge...
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Petitioners are challenging the impeachment of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, arguing it was a politically motivated purge by the President William Ruto administration to control Mt Kenya politics.
- Petitioners claim constitutional safeguards were dismantled to remove a political rival ahead of the 2027 polls.
- The impeachment process, which saw the National Assembly vote 281-44 and the Senate vote 54-13, is described as a "systematic constitutional collapse."
- Lawyers argued Parliament acted as an Executive tool, bypassing public participation and court orders in a rushed process.
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Court Hears Gachagua Impeachment Was Politically Engineered - May 2026
Petitioners are challenging the impeachment of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in court, arguing it was a politically motivated purge by President William Ruto's administration to control Mt Kenya politics. Former Lands Minister Amos Kimunya has also been cleared after a 12-year legal battle over an alleged land grab, expressing a wish that his late wife had lived to see justice served. In a separate ruling, the High Court declined to penalize political parties for illegal recruitment of members after ruling that electronic evidence provided by petitioners was inadmissible.
