A High Court ruling on the impeachment of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has triggered a storm of criticism from senior lawyers and opposition leaders, who are now questioning both the logic and constitutional consistency of the judgment.
In a decision already shaping into one of Kenya’s most contentious legal moments, a three-judge bench upheld Gachagua’s 2024 ouster while simultaneously finding that the Senate violated his right to a fair hearing. The court awarded him Sh50 million in damages — a remedy critics have widely dismissed as inadequate and legally incoherent.
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