Blow to DP Gachagua as court declines to halt senate impeachment hearing
The High Court has declined to grant Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua conservatory orders against his impeachment hearings at the Senate. In a ruling on Tuesday, October 15, Justice Chacha Mwita ruled that the prayers by Gachagua’s legal team would not be granted, but added that some of the issues raised were of considerable concern. “In […]
Court declares appointment of Rtd Chief of Defense Forces, 127 other Heads of Parastatals null and void
High Court in Nairobi has declared that Uhuru Kenyatta’s head of parastatal appointments made in 2018 are unconstitutional. A three-judge bench comprising of judges Chacha Mwita, Lady Justice Jessie Lesit and her counterpart Lucy Njuguna ruled that the appointment of the 128 were made in an opaque manner. Among the parastatal heads whose appointments have […]
Blow to Uhuru as court rules on judges delayed appointment
![President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday gate-crashed the homecoming party of Safina Kwekwe Tsungu, the PS for Gender Affairs, which was held at her rural home in Kinango, Kwale County. [PHOTO | COURTESY]](https://k24.digital/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/UHURU-IN-KINANGO.jpg)
Three-judge bench rules that neither President Kenyatta nor the JSC can now review the names of judges forwarded for appointment.