Kenya: High Court Upholds Senate Impeachment of Rigathi Gachagua

The High Court has upheld the Senate’s decision to impeach former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, dismissing several consolidated petitions that challenged his removal from office.

In a landmark ruling delivered on Monday, June 8, 2026, by a three-judge bench consisting of Justices Eric Ogolla, Anthony Murima and Lady Justice Fridah Mugambi, the court found that parliament acted within the law in the impeachment proceedings and that the process met the constitutional requirements for…