MPs do not have the Power to Impeach Waiguru

High Court Judge Joseph Onguto recently gave the order barring the National Assembly from debating the motion to impeach Ms. Waiguru, after the Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution (CIC) sought the advice of the court regarding the fairness of the parliamentary guidelines that allow MPs to impeach Cabinet secretaries.

CIC filed the urgent case arguing that Section 66 of the National Assembly Standing Orders that provides the procedure for removing a Cabinet secretary was unconstitutional hence should be declared null and void. The order is, however, temporary until the petition is determined.