Impeached governors cannot vie, says CJ

Chief Justice Martha Koome (centre) and her husband Koome Kiragu at the Supreme court building on May 20, 2022, during the judiciary national day of prayer fasting. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

Chief Justice Martha Koome has told impeached governors and convicted politicians contesting elective positions that they are ineligible to hold public office unless the verdicts are overturned.

The CJ said filing an appeal to reverse a sentence or an impeachment did not mean the conviction was set aside.