Kenya: CJ Martha Koome Appoints 3 Judges to Hear Gachagua Petition Against Impeachment

Chief Justice Martha Koome on Monday appointed a bench of three judges who will hear and determine petitions filed by Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua even as his impeachment fate is set to be discussed and determined before the Senate plenary on Wednesday and Thursday this week.

Koome appointed Justices Eric Ogola, Anthony Mrima, and Frida Mugambi to hear the petition filed by the DP.

In her directive issued at the High Court’s Constitutional and Human Rights Division in Nairobi under…