Kenya’s high court has ruled that a case challenging deputy president Rigathi Gachagua’s impeachment should be referred to the chief justice.
Kenya’s parliament voted on Tuesday to impeach, Gachagua on 11 charges including enriching himself and stirring ethnic hatred.
The deputy president denied all the allegations and said the case was absurd, but the senate will debate the charges and vote on whether to dismiss him next week.
Justice Lawrence Mugambi called on the chief justice to create a panel of three judges to examine Gachagua’s petition, citing high public interest in the case.
The deputy president’s rift with president William Ruto, whom he backed in a 2022 election, spilt into the open after deadly protests this year against proposed tax increases and the cost of living.
