Judge Lawrence Mugambi has referred the case against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s dismissal to Chief Justice Martha Koome to form a panel of judges who will hear and decide the matter.

 

In his decision on Friday morning, Judge Mugambi said the petition raises serious constitutional issues requiring a panel to hear the matter.

 

The schedule prepared by the Clerk of the Senate informed this. It shows that Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua will have four hours on Thursday, October 17, from three in the morning to seven in the afternoon to present his evidence against the reasons for the impeachment and another session in the afternoon for interrogation.

 

During that period, Gachagua’s lawyers will also have the opportunity to call witnesses to the platform, who he believes will help save his job. His legal team says they have several witnesses but did not reveal their names.

 

After his presentation, the Senators will have the opportunity to question and seek clarification from Gachagua, before inviting his team to make their final presentations for one hour.

 

The Parliamentary team will also have a similar period to give their final speech. The voting session is expected to start at around one o’clock in the evening.

 

On Wednesday, the National Assembly team led by the presenter of the motion, Kibwezi West MP Mwengi Mutuse, will also have the same time as that of Gachagua to present their case where several witnesses will be called at the hearing.

 

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja, Cabinet Secretary Mercy Wanjau, and former Acting Chief Executive Officer of KEMSA Andrew Mulwa are in line to defend the motion to remove the Deputy President.