Kenya’s High Court has rejected an application by the deputy president’s lawyers to stop the senate from debating an impeachment motion against him after parliament voted to remove him from office last week.

Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua address legislators ahead of the lawmakers' vote over his impeachment motion at the Parliament buildings in Nairobi, Kenya October 8, 2024. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi/File Photo NAIROBI (Reuters) - A Kenyan court on Tuesday declined to stop this week's Senate debate on whether to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from going ahead,

Kenya's senate began impeachment hearings against Kenya's deputy president on Wednesday, hours after a court said the proceedings were constitutional, clearing the way for a vote on his dismissal this week.

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