Changing fortunes: DP pressed in packed courtroom on hard bench

From second left: Impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua looks on as Lawyers Elisha Ongoya, Victor Swanya, Danstan Omari consult during a hearing of three cases filed following the impeachment of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. [David Gichuru,Standard]

There was no security detail, not even personal assistants to carry his phones and protocol personnel to clear his way.

Squeezed in the second row, surrounded by animated lawyers clutching big files, the impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua sat on the wooden bench with his son before the three judges hearing his case.