Gachagua in fresh push to keep judges out of impeachment case

Impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua during the hearing of cases challenging his impeachment at Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi on October 22, 2024. [David Gichuru, Standard]

An alleged friendship between a High Court Judge and Senate Speaker Amason Kingi was one of the fresh claims raised by Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to push for recusal of the judges from his impeachment case.

Gachagua also cites an appointment of another judge’s spouse to a government body as another claim that he says, should inform the judges recusal from the case.

It was alleged that Justice Antony Mrima and Kingi were close friends and the latter attended the former’s wedding.