The High Court of Kenya has suspended the decision of Parliament to approve Kindiki as Deputy President
The High Court in Kenya today issued a temporary order to stop the replacement of the country's Deputy President, Rigathi Gachagua.
The decision of the Supreme Court of Kenya was announced a few minutes after the Parliament and the Senate approved the appointment of the Minister of Internal Affairs, Kithure Kindiki, as the new Deputy President of the country.
The National Assembly of Kenya today Friday approved the decision of the President of the country, William Ruto, to appoint Professor Kithure Kindiki as Deputy President after the removal of the incumbent, Rigathi Gachagua.
After that, the lawyers of the sacked vice president have submitted a petition to the court to prevent his removal from office saying that the allegations presented against him are baseless and not supported by evidence.
Now the case will be presented again in court on October 24, which will give a decision on the validity of the constitutional issues raised.
Initially, 236 MPs voted to approve the appointment of President William Ruto without any opposition. MPs have had to vote twice after a minor technical error occurred in the first round electronically.
Speaker Moses Wetangula said earlier today that the Parliament has approved Kindiki's appointment and that the Speaker will present the results to the President.
Yesterday Thursday the Kenyan Senators found Rigathi Gachagua guilty of five of the 11 charges filed against him, including corruption, spreading hate politics and tribalism.
According to his birth certificate, the new Deputy President of Kenya is known as Abraham Kithure Kindiki. He is a Kenyan citizen, born on July 16, 1972 in Tharaka Nithi County. Professor Kindiki specializes in legal matters and also has experience in matters of leadership and public administration.
Gachagua, who has denied the allegations, was due to defend himself against the charges in the Senate on Thursday afternoon before the vote. When he failed to arrive, his lawyer Paul Muite said that the vice president was hospitalized with severe chest pain, and asked the Senate to suspend activities for several days.
