Mwongo heads three-judge bench to hear Wambora case

High Court Principal Judge Richard Mwongo has been named to preside over a three-judge bench that will determine whether or not Embu Governor Martin Wambora’s rights were infringed upon during his impeachment. 

Justice Mwongo will sit with Justices George Odunga and Weldon Korir following their appointment by Chief Justice Willy Mutunga last week. Earlier, Justice Odunga had ruled that the two consolidated petitions filed by Mr Wambora and the residents of Embu County disclosed substantial questions of law warranting the constitution of a bench of an uneven number of judges as provided for in Article 165 (4) of the Constitution, and forwarded the file to the CJ.