Kenya: Gachagua Impeachment Designed to Avoid Scrutiny, Lawyer Muite Says

Nairobi — Senior Counsel Paul Muite has intensified his attack on the impeachment of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, telling the High Court the process was deliberately rushed and pre-arranged to avoid constitutional scrutiny.

Appearing before judges at the Milimani Law Courts, Muite argued that the impeachment was engineered to be concluded before it could be properly examined for legality.

“The entire impeachment was designed to avoid scrutiny and accountability, with the intention…