The High Court has temporarily stopped the impeachment of Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru on grounds that the current Covid-19 pandemic will violate her Constitutional rights to a fair hearing. “As such the order shall remain in force pending the hearing and determination of the petition or the containment of the Covid-19 pandemic, whichever event occurs first,” the judge ruled. At the same time, the court declined to stop proceedings of the Kirinyiga County Assembly as had been applied by two MCAs. “What happens if this court closes the assembly and a need arises to urgently convene it to debate measures in regard to the Covid-19 pandemic? On her failure to address the assembly, Waiguru said it was not a constitutional requirement, but she pointed out she had done so twice since her election in 2017.

Source: The Star April 07, 2020 09:00 UTC