You give the State a leeway to abuse the right to a fair trial and we’re going to see wonders. It will be abused, and the State will simply opt to pay damages instead going forward. That is disappointing from the very people tasked with guarding the Constitution.
This same bench lifted the conservatory orders and said they had powers to undo any harm. Now they are saying that their hands are tied.
What is happening?
Why did you lift the conservatory orders then?
FINAL NAIL:
1. GACHAGUA STANDS IMPEACHED PER 175(3) OF THE COK
2. FAIR TRIAL RIGHTS WERE VIOLATED & KSHS 50M IS AWARDED
Thank you.
The Updates were posted as they came.
There was a time when I would sit through rulings like these hoping and praying for the best on behalf of the Enigma.
I wouldn't focus on work or anything else. My mind would be completely fixed on the outcome.
They have sent Gachagua home, but in doing so they may also have sent transformative constitutionalism home with him. The greater casualty is not the man, but the principle.
🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: Somali referee Omar Artan, who was selected by FIFA to officiate at the World Cup, has been denied entry into the United States.
Because he had difficulties obtaining a visa, he received support from the Somali embassy in Nairobi, which helped him get a diplomatic passport.
However, that was not enough for U.S. authorities, who immediately sent him back.
For context, Artan refereed last year’s CAF Champions League final second leg between Pyramids FC and Mamelodi Sundowns, and was also named African Referee of the Year 2025 by Confederation of African Football.
— @Romain_Molina
The 3 Judge Bench is simply telling Parliament, wasee si lazima mfanye Public Participation
BAT & RE OKIYA killed PP as I said. One of the cases showing how an Apex Court can be so INSTITUTIONALIST.✅️
Sections of Uhuru Park will be hived off to "expand Uhuru Highway".
Parts of Karura Forest will be hived off "to plant tree seedlings and build rangers' accommodation units".
Parts of Nairobi National Park will be hived off "to construct parking yards for the new Bomas International Convention Centre".
Sections of Ngong Forest are being cut down for "the construction of the Ngong-Riruta rail line and an international resort and casino".
Practically every green and gazetted area within the Nairobi Metropolitan area is being targeted.
And this is place where scrutiny is highest.
Can you imagine what is happening in gazetted areas in the Rift Valley.
When pastoralists are in power, every green space is either pasture for "wega ngombe wagule yiote" or merely something to degazette, cut down and build some ugly concrete structure.
Scarcity mentality at birth.
#hotoffthebench
Gachagua impeachment
Issue 1: Jurisdiction
- The Constitution of Kenya does not recognise parliamentary supremacy. Only the Constitution is supreme!
- The jurisdiction is firmly grounded by the Constitution to determine if anything done is in line with the COK
Finally, issues for determination:
1. Jurisdiction - Justiciability & SOPs
2. Bias
3. Public participation
4. Constititunioality of standing orders - 74,78,79,80
5. Constituniality of National Assembly & IEBC during removal.
6. Constitutional processes- Article 145🙂↔️
A little courtroom math for those waiting outside:
The three Judge bench is reading a 350 page judgment and they are taking turns, with each Judge appearing to read at roughly the same speed.
They began at 12:47 pm. By now - 4:10 pm, about 203 minutes has passed and, by my estimate, they have covered around 200 pages.
That means their reading speed is approximately:
200 pages ÷ 203 minutes = almost 1 page per minute.
At that pace, the remaining 150 pages would take about 152 more minutes (2 hours 32 minutes).
Projected finishing time: around 6:42 pm.
For perspective, a typical legal judgment page contains roughly 300 words. A 350 page judgment could therefore contain around 105,000 words. That is longer than many full length novels.
So yes, this could be one of the longest waits or the shortest wait, depending on what is written in the final pages.
Math says: approximately 6:42 pm.
So 7pm news it is!
May Justice prevail.
Taking over 3 hours to read the Petitioners' case is, with respect, not it. In the process, the Bench has lost the very public the judgment is meant to reach.