Here is what you need to know to get up to speed with today’s happenings.
Gachagua impeachment trial
The High Court will today, Tuesday, October 15, 2024, deliver a ruling on whether to suspend the impeachment trial of Deputy President Righathi Gachagua at the Senate Assembly, which will feature among the day’s top news events.
The ruling is expected to be delivered at 2:30 PM, just a day before the Senate commences the hearing of the impeachment motion against DP Gachagua.
The Senate is set to commence the hearing of the DP’s impeachment in plenary on Wednesday, October 16, 2024.
Justice Chacha Mwita set the date after Gachagua, the National Assembly, and the Senate heavily submitted their arguments on the case on Monday, October 14, for four and a half hours.
Senior Counsel Paul Muite and Tom Macharia told Justice Chacha Mwita that the public participation process leading to Gachagua’s impeachment was a ‘sham’.
Gachagua said his rights were violated considering the insufficient time that was allocated for the exercise.
He insisted that for public participation to be satisfactory, it must be meaningful and within reasonable time.
“The assembly had no right to limit themselves to only 12 days, which resulted in inadequate public participation in such a weighty matter,” Muite said.
Reactions to fuel drop
The latest drop in fuel prices has continued to attract mixed reactions, with a section of Kenyans questioning whether the trend will continue or new other taxes will be introduced.
The reactions are expected to continue throughout the day, with the new fuel prices having taken effect on October 15, 2024, at midnight.
The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) announced a reduction in the retail prices of petroleum products, effective from October 15 to November 14, 2024.
In a statement released on Monday, October 14, 2024, EPRA outlined the new fuel prices for Super Petrol, Diesel, and Kerosene, which have seen a notable decrease.
According to EPRA, Super Petrol will retail at Ksh180.66 per litre, Diesel at Ksh168.06, and Kerosene at Ksh151.39 within Nairobi.
These represent price reductions of Ksh8.18, Ksh3.54, and Ksh6.93 per litre, respectively.
The authority attributes the drop to changes in the weighted average cost of imported refined petroleum products, a key factor in determining local pump prices.