Former Law Society of Kenya (LSK) President Eric Their has weighed in on Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s impeachment. 

Speaking during an interview with a local TV Station on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, Theuri opined that the DP lacks political support. 

This, according to the former LSK president, is due to the fact that the DP was unable to garner two-thirds majority to stop his impeachment. 

“The fact that Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua is unable to attract a two-thirds majority to prevent his impeachment indicates a lack of political support; because that is the safe guard that has been put in the constitution that you must garner at least one third support so that you are not impeached but the moment you have less than one third support in parliament and senate then the political support aspect of your removal must be allowed to proceed,” he said. 

Earlier, DP Gachagua, who is currently hanging by the straws suffered another blow after a three-judge bench seating at the Milimani Courts declined to stop his impeachment trial. 

“It is our view that this is not one such case where intervention is automatic. The issues raised by the parties will be required to be interrogated. We therefore find that the enhancement of the Constitutional principle of separation of powers will be best served by declining the application at this point,” the court ruled. 

Following the ruling, the Senate will proceed with the impeachment trial for Gachagua. 

The DP and his counsel are expected to appear at the Senate between 10.30 am and 11.00 am.

His charges will be read between 11:00 and 11:30 am, with thirty minutes allotted for the National Assembly’s opening remarks.

Additionally, thirty minutes have been set aside for the Deputy President’s introductory remarks.

The National Assembly will present evidence between 12:00 and 1:00 pm, including witness testimony, cross-examination, and re-examination. The Senate has allotted three hours for the National Assembly’s testimony and two hours for cross-examination.

The house will then break for lunch between 1:00 to 2:30 pm, the house will reconvene for an afternoon session when the National Assembly will continue to present evidence from 2:30 to 6:30 pm.

Before the house adjourns on the first day, senators will then have a chance to ask questions or seek clarification between 6:30 and 7:30 p.m.