Impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has written to the judiciary questioning how cases challenging his impeachment were placed before a 3-judge bench.
Through his lawyer John Njomo,Gachagua wants to know whether Chief Justice Martha Koome was involved in the selection of an uneven number of judges to determine all petitions challenging the impeachment process.
The letter further questioned why the same three-judge bench that tossed out his application seeking conservatory orders also ‘hastily’ declined to lift an order blocking Deputy President nominee Kithure Kindiki from assuming the position.
Gachagua through the letter continues to claim the 3-Judge-Bench – Justices Eric Ogola, Antony Mrima and Freda Mugambi who were constituted to oversee 6 cases, are set to work on two more cases on October 22. This is despite the judges not being constituted to handle the Tuesday cases.
Further accusing the judges of claiming there was no open date to hear the petitioners’ cases until October 29 and according to Gachagua’s lawyer this was a well-executed plan to trample the rights of the petitioner.
Gachagua’s legal team is also convinced that Justice CJ Koome was not in the country at the material time in question, further suggesting Gachagua was denied a fair trial right from the National Assembly to the Senate and now the Judiciary.
During a recent press briefing outside the Karen Hospital, the ousted DP made it clear he would fight his impeachment in court, urging CJ Koome to ensure justice was served.
“I ask the Chief Justice Martha Koome to live true to the fidelity of our Constitution. I requested that according to the rules of natural justice, I be given the opportunity to appear before the Senate. In the National Assembly, I was there and defended myself. In the Senate, I was there day one and I was ready for cross-examination.”
