MADRID 29 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The vice president of Kenya, Rigathi Gachagua, has presented a petition to the Court of Appeals of Kenya to stop the impeachment process by which he was dismissed by Parliament on October 17 after not testifying in an impeachment trial against him when he was in office. hospital.
Gachagua has asked the Court of Appeals to issue an injunction stopping the impeachment trial and has raised objections about the legitimacy of the three-judge Supreme Court presiding over his case.
His lawyer, John Njomo, has questioned the powers exercised by Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu. “The plaintiff maintains that the ruling in question is based not only on an erroneous interpretation, but also on a violation of the articles (…) since the Constitution grants the power to appoint and assign judges only to the president of the Supreme Court , therefore it does not have the power to assign and appoint magistrates,” he reiterated, according to the ‘Daily Nation’ newspaper.
Through his defense, the vice president has insisted that the judges’ ruling is erroneous, and that the judges have made a mistake in their interpretation of the Constitution.
Gachagua was dismissed on October 17 by Parliament after failing to testify, although the measure was suspended a few hours later by the Supreme Court of Kenya, which is studying the appeal presented by the politician. If the measure is confirmed, he will become the first vice president to be removed in the history of the African country.
The former vice president has challenged the entire process that led to his dismissal, arguing that the charges against him are unfounded and that the evidence presented to Parliament is insufficient. In this way, he spoke of “unfounded and false accusations” against him.
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