This archive report was first published on 11 June 2020.
Published on June 11, 2020, a High Court Judge Weldon Korir has dismissed a case filed by impeached Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru that challenged her ouster.
Waiguru had argued that the Covid-19 pandemic had forced her to remain at home, and therefore, she could not attend the assembly to defend herself against the impeachment motion.
However, Justice Korir noted that the MCAs were satisfied that the Covid-19 pandemic had been contained in the county and they were free to proceed with the impeachment motion without seeking the authority of the court.
‘I have carefully looked at the pleadings of the parties and oral submissions it’s clear to me that the respondents did not violate the orders issued by this court on April 7 when impeaching the petitioner,’ the judge said on Thursday.
Waiguru had also argued that she had a pre-existing medical condition that had forced her not to leave the house so she could not go to the assembly.
Justice Korir allowed her application and barred the assembly from tabling the impeachment process, pending the hearing of her petition. However, on Tuesday, the MCAs tabled the motion and impeached the governor, a decision Waiguru said was against the court orders.
