With powerful forces against her, Mwangaza did not stand a chance

Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza (second left) and her spouse Murega Baichu at the Milimani Law Courts, Nairobi, during the ruling on the petition challenging her impeachment by the Senate, on March 14, 2025. [David Gichuru, Standard]

Former Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza has petitioned the Court of Appeal seeking a stay on High Court’s decision that upheld her removal from office.

Through her lawyer, Elias Mutuma, Mwangaza argues that the ruling by Justice Bahati Mwamuye which dismissed her petition and affirmed her impeachment last Friday should not be enforced until her appeal is heard.

“The applicant, being aggrieved by the said judgment, has swiftly lodged a Notice of Appeal dated March 14, 2025, and intends to expeditiously pursue an appeal against the entire judgment,” Mutuma says in court documents.