Kirinyaga Woman Representative Njeri Maina, who was among the lawyers representing former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in the impeachment case, has stated that her client is not interested in the KSh50 million compensation that the Senate could be required to pay following the court’s ruling of his rights being violated.

Speaking after the judgement, on Monday, June 8, 2026, Maina said the case had never been about money but rather about safeguarding the Constitution and ensuring that public institutions adhere to the rule of law. She maintained that the legal team moved to court in pursuit of justice and to defend the constitutional principles that Kenyans endorsed in 2010 and not about the money.

The legislator further expressed confidence that Gachagua would not accept any monetary award, arguing that the objective of the case was to protect the integrity of constitutional processes and not to seek financial compensation.

“We’re not here for the money. It is not about the money. It is not about the money. It is about the integrity of the Constitution of Kenya. It is about the integrity of the processes that are undertaken by institutions that are governed by law.

“So, no, certainly I would not recommend, and I am certain, because I know Rigathi Gachagua very well, she would not even take that because we did not come to court to get awarded moneys; we came here for justice, we came here to defend the rule of law and the constitution that Kenyans passed in 2010.”

Gachagua’s impeachment ruling

This comes after the High Court officially upheld the October 2024 impeachment of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.

The three-judge bench, consisting of Justices Eric Ogola, Anthony Mrima, and Freda Mugambi, dismissed all consolidated petitions challenging his ouster.

The court ruled that the public participation process conducted by the National Assembly and the Senate met all constitutional thresholds, throwing out Gachagua’s claims of procedural unfairness.

Kindiki’s DP nomination

The judges also affirmed that President William Ruto acted completely within the law when nominating Professor Kithure Kindiki as the new deputy president, without needing to subject the nomination to public participation.

The 3-judge bench went ahead to instruct the senate to award the DCP leader Ksh50 million for violating his constitutional rights