FILE PHOTO: 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) - Kenya's high court ruled on Friday that a case challenging Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua's impeachment should be referred to the Chief Justice for further direction.
Kenya's parliament voted on Tuesday to impeach Gachagua on 11 charges including enriching himself and stirring ethnic hatred. The deputy president denied all the allegations and said the case was absurd.
The Senate will next week debate the charges and vote whether to dismiss him.
Justice Lawrence Mugambi said public interest in the case required the creation of a panel of judges to examine Gachagua's petition.
(Reporting by Hereward Holland; Editing by Toby Chopra and Timothy Heritage)
