NAIROBI, Kenya Apr 27 \u2013 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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe entire impeachment was designed to avoid scrutiny and accountability, with the intention of running the process through before it could be audited for constitutional compliance,\u201d he told the court.<\/p>\n
Muite further questioned the conduct of the National Assembly, pointing to what he described as unusual urgency and premeditated steps in the process.<\/p>\n
He highlighted the late-night transmission of the Assembly\u2019s resolution to the Senate, arguing it deviated from normal parliamentary practice.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe normal working hours are daylight hours. How is it that the National Assembly could not even wait for the next day? It was transmitted at night,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The senior counsel also raised concerns over advance planning, claiming the Speaker of the National Assembly had already issued a notice convening a sitting on a Friday\u2014before the Senate had concluded its role in the process.<\/p>\n
\u201cAny thinking person would wonder how the Speaker was able to anticipate the likely decision of the Senate in advance,\u201d Muite argued.<\/p>\n
Muite told the court that the intense and fast-paced proceedings took a toll on Gachagua\u2019s health, saying he fell ill during the impeachment process.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll of us are human beings. Illness does not come knocking. He fell ill after very stressful and strenuous proceedings,\u201d he submitted.<\/p>\n
The court is now examining whether the impeachment met constitutional standards, with Muite urging the bench to find that due process was compromised by haste, procedural irregularities, and alleged pre-determined actions.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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