Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has abandoned his prayer seeking reinstatement to office in his ongoing court challenge against his impeachment.
During proceedings before a three-judge bench comprising Justices Eric Ogolla, Anthony Mrima, and Freda Mugambi, Gachagua’s legal team informed the court that the amended petition no longer seeks his return as Deputy President.
Instead, the petition now focuses on compensation and declarations that the impeachment process violated the Constitution and legal procedures.
Senior Counsel Paul Muite, leading Gachagua’s legal team, told the court that the former Deputy President is seeking compensation for remuneration, damages, and loss arising from what he terms as an unlawful and procedurally flawed removal from office.
“The petitioner has abandoned the prayer for reinstatement as Deputy President,” the court was told.
Gachagua argues that the impeachment process conducted by Parliament was unconstitutional, irregular, and failed to meet the threshold of public participation as required by law.
He claims that the public participation exercise was not meaningful, alleging that members of the public were only presented with allegations and alleged wrongdoing without being given full facts or balanced information to make informed views.
According to the petition, the process was designed to justify a predetermined outcome rather than genuinely collect public opinion.
He further maintains that the procedures leading to his removal disregarded constitutional safeguards and denied him a fair and lawful process.
