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Drama as Senators ask court to uphold Mwangaza's impeachment

Embattled Meru County Governor Kawira Mwangaza is consoled by her husband Murega Baichu after surviving her second impeachment by the Senate on November 8, 2023, at the Parliament buildings, Nairobi. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

The Senate now wants the court to lift a High Court order that halted the impeachment of Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza.

In a response to Mwangaza's petition, the Senate contended that she improperly sued only the Speaker of the House, Amason Kingi, while excluding the Senate and the lawmakers who voted in favor of her removal.

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