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Rigathi Gachagua’s lawyer pleads with court to save DP: “He won’t even be a D.O once impeached”
- Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s lawyer has alleged that the Senate is orchestrating a microwave impeachment to oust him from office
- The lawyer argued that if Gachagua is impeached, he will be unable to hold any public office in the country
- He further urged the court to prevent the Senate from debating the deputy president’s impeachment motion
Faith Chandianya, a journalist at Ekwutosblog, brings over three years of experience covering politics and Current Affairs in Kenya
One of Rigathi Gachagua’s lawyers, Tom Macharia, has accused the Senate of attempting a “microwave impeachment” to remove the deputy president from office.
What did Macharia say about Gachagua’s impeachment?
Macharia argued that the attempt is occurring amid several trials where Gachagua sought to block his impeachment in the Senate.
“They are Looking for a microwave impeachment, the Senate is creating it’s own timeline,” Macharia told court.
While urging Justice Chacha Mwita to issue conservatory orders to stop the Senate’s debate on the impeachment motion against Gachagua, Macharia argued that if Gachagua is impeached, he will be permanently barred from holding any public servant position in the country.
Macharia added that Gachagua cannot even return to being a District Officer once impeached.
“My client cannot go back to bieng a DO,” Macharia argued.
He made a passionate appeal to Justice Mwita, urging him to issue conservatory orders before the Senate debates the impeachment motion against the deputy president on Wednesday October 16.
Justice Mwita is set to issue a ruling tomorrow at 2:30 p.m., a day before the Senate begins its hearing on the impeachment motion against the deputy president.
National Assembly presents evidence of Gachagua’s trial at Senate
This comes after the National Assembly submitted over 20 boxes of evidence that were transported in two pickups under tight security to support the MPs’ stance.
The submission followed the impeachment of Gachagua by 282 Members of Parliament, who cited corruption, abuse of office, and threats against President William Ruto as key grounds for their decision.
Gachagua also submitted several cartons of evidence for his impeachment hearing at the Senate.
On the day of the hearing, Gachagua will have four hours to present his defence.
What else you need to know about Gachagua’s impeachment
- Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung’wah dismissed claims that Mt. Kenya residents are hostile toward leaders supporting Gachagua’s removal
- Lawyer Kibe Mutai slammed MPs for hurriedly impeaching the deputy president, arguing that they acted like ‘sheep’ without reading and understanding the allegations.
- Two politicians have emerged as William Ruto’s favourites in the race to succeed Gachagua
Justice Maryam Aliyu Hassan of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting at Gwarimpa in Abuja has ordered that former Minister of Labour, Dr Chris Ngige, be kept at Kuje prison till December 18.
Ngige will be on remand till the date when his bail application would be decided by the court.
Justice Hassan issued the order on Monday shortly after taking arguments for and against the bail request of the former governor of Anambra State.
Ngige’s lawyer, Patrick Ikwueto, SAN, pleaded with the judge to admit the former minister to bail, mainly on health ground.
He submitted that the former minister would not jump bail or interfere with witnesses if admitted to bail.
However, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, represented by Sylvanus Tahir, SAN, vehemently opposed the bail request, insisting that Ngige was a flight risk.
Tahir told the judge that Ngige was granted administrative bail by the EFCC and allowed to travel abroad for medical care but never reported back to the Commission.
Besides, he said that the international passport released to Ngige; to facilitate the abroad trip was never returned till today.
The senior lawyer argued that it was when Ngige was re-arrested that he came up with a purported claim that he lost his passport.
He insisted that the claim of passport loss was an afterthought and should not be believed by the court.
After the submissions, Justice Hassan fixed December 18 to deliver ruling in the bail request.
Ngige was last Friday slammed with an eight-count charge bordering on corrupt practices.
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Man whose marriage ended after 2 days speaks after his ex-wife claimed he caused it by asking for thr££some.
Bobby denied the allegations made by Uchechi Sandra Nnenne that her family sponsored their wedding which took place on Jan. 4, 2025.
According to Bobby, whom Sandra called Mr B in her story, he spent over N25million on their wedding.
He also denied Sandra’s claims that he kept borrowing money from her.
He sent LIB receipts of some credit alerts he made to Sandra’s account and others made to the accounts of vendors they employed for their wedding.
He also denied requesting thr££some from her. He said he called off the wedding on Jan. 15. He alleged he did this after finding out she was pregnant for another man. He accused her of getting pregnant for her boss. He did not provide evidence to back this allegation.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DSShW11DMnq/?img_index=8&igsh=bDRkNzBsZXV4YXJq
Sandra also didn’t provide evidence to back her allegations. (Check her claims in previous post).
A young woman allegedly gave birth to a baby boy and k!lled the newborn shortly after delivery in Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State.
The disturbing incident reportedly occurred in the early hours of Sunday, December 14, 2025 behind Government Secondary School, Gboko, throwing the community into pandemonium and mourning.
Residents are calling for immediate police intervention to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident and ensure justice is served.
Authorities are yet to issue an official statement as of the time of this report.
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