Kenya: High Court Issues Orders Stopping Gachagua From Being Replaced

The High Court in Nairobi on Friday issued conservatory orders stopping the appointment of Kithure Kindiki as the deputy president of Kenya to replace Rigathi Gachagua.

In his directive, Justice Chacha Mwita noted that the petition filed by Gachagua’s legal team raised monumental constitutional issues touching not only at the heart of a functioning constitution but also its fundamental tenets of the rule of law and human rights.

Justice Chacha Mwita ordered the petitioner to immediately…