ciku ngure

[Mohamed Wehliye, MBS @WehliyeMohamed]

Members of Parliament are openly confessing how they took bribes to undertake a constitutional process & yet nothing will happen to them. No inquiries. No investigations. Nothing. In fact, even journalists interviewing them are laughing about it like it is a joke. I give up!

[Alinur Mohamed @AlinurMohamed_]

Edwin Sifuna's promises last night to Yvonne Okwara on Citizen TV:

A government that:

• Listens to the people

• Follows the rule of law

• Upholds democratic ideals and values

• Inspires investor confidence

• Creates opportunity and dignity for all.

[EDGAR @edgarwabwire_]

The Aura Edwin Sifuna is depicting on Citizen TV can tell you that he has gotten to the ripe age, one thing with him is that he remains calm, humble and honest. If we fumble Sifuna, God will punish us more than He punished us in 2022.

[Sen. Karungo wa Thang'wa @KarungoThangwa]

Wametuita grasshoppers, NI SAWA! They should now prepare for the LOCUST INVASION come next year.

[George T. Diano @georgediano]

Unasema Sharp Girls unakosea, these women are true reflection of Wanawake Bomba. Their passion and dedication is one to admire. Their energy is contagious, they deserve a billboard. Thanks to @shikshaarora_ for always putting a small to strangers.😂😂😂😂

[WAᴍᴜʏᴜ😍 @Sesyline_KE]

Another from Mammito. Mammito hukua very unpredictable.

[Pauline Njoroge @paulinenjoroge]

From Western Kenya, to the nation!
This weekend, Trans Nzoia and Bungoma will come to a standstill during the heroic homecoming of @edwinsifuna

[ciku ngure @cikungure]

@KypeITsolutions @songflnder_bot

[Morara Kebaso @MoraraKebaso]

Goons will become gangs.
Gangs will become rebel armies controlling regions of Kenya.
We should urgently remove politics from national security or else there will be no place to run.

[Crazy Kennar @crazy_kennar]

CLUBBING IN DIFFERENT AFRICAN COUNTRIES 😂😂😂

[K'Chg @Kochogo01]

@moneyacademyKE It seems many Kenyans still don't know that you can easily file your tax on WhatsApp using KRA's bot 'Shuru'

[Daily Nation @NationAfrica]

Maraga: I am not a career politician. I have come to this political space because of an urgent national need..

https://t.co/DewXDFfcmv

[Cynthia Ozumba @CynthiaOzumba]

If the job isn't a CEO..CFO..COO..or any C-suite/SE position...there's absolutely no reason for Four rounds of interviews!!

[NTV Kenya @ntvkenya]

David Maraga: The right to a fair hearing is sacrosanct. The court finds that Gachagua was not given a fair hearing...In my view, after that finding, the inevitable conclusion would have been to annul that impeachment.

[Faith Odhiambo @FaithOdhiambo8]

Yesterday's High Court judgment on the impeachment of H.E. Rigathi Gachagua raises serious and legitimate questions that our constitutional jurisprudence must grapple with honestly. The three-judge bench found that the Senate violated the former Deputy President's right to a fair hearing under Article 50 of the Constitution specifically by declining to grant an adjournment when he was unable to attend the proceedings. The court acknowledged that violation, issued a declaratory order and awarded Ksh.50 million in constitutional damages. Yet the bench ultimately upheld the impeachment itself. I respect the court and the constitutional role it plays. But I believe this outcome calls for serious reflection on the coherence of our remedial framework.

The tension in the judgment lies in this, if the Senate's refusal to adjourn was a constitutional infirmity serious enough to warrant a finding of violation and a Ksh.50 million award, then the question that naturally follows is whether that infirmity was capable of tainting the entire removal process. The right to a fair hearing is not procedural decoration. It is a substantive constitutional guarantee, particularly in proceedings that result in the removal of a person from high public office. Courts must therefore grapple carefully with what it means to vindicate a right while simultaneously affirming the outcome that flowed from its violation. It is a difficult balance and I appreciate that the bench was navigating complicated constitutional terrain.

It is instructive to recall the reasoning of the Supreme Court in the landmark 2017 presidential election petition delivered by the then Chief Justice David Maraga. The court, in a 4-2 majority, nullified the presidential election not on the basis that the outcome was necessarily wrong but on the basis that the process through which it was arrived at did not conform to the Constitution and the law. The court found that irregularities and illegalities in the transmission of results had compromised the integrity of the election and that the constitutional standard required more than a plausible result, it required a process that was itself constitutionally compliant. That principle that a flawed process cannot produce a constitutionally valid outcome remains a pillar of our public law.

When we place that 2017 reasoning alongside yesterday's judgment, a legitimate concern emerges. Both cases involved constitutional violations in the course of a high-stakes removal or electoral process. In 2017, the violation of constitutional standards was sufficient to nullify the result entirely. Yesterday, a violation of the right to a fair hearing was found, remedied in damages but the result was preserved. These are not necessarily irreconcilable positions, courts do have discretion in fashioning remedies but the distinction must be clearly reasoned and transparently justified because the precedent being set will govern how future impeachments are conducted and how future courts respond to violations within those processes.

My concern is about the precedent this decision may establish. If a constitutional violation during impeachment proceedings can be remedied by damages without disturbing the outcome, future Parliaments and Senates may not feel the full weight of their constitutional obligations when handling removal proceedings. The court itself noted the urgent need for Parliament to enact a dedicated statutory framework under Article 150 governing the removal of a Deputy President which is a legislative gap that should never have existed this long. That recommendation must not be ignored. A constitutional democracy is built on the integrity of its processes not merely its outcomes. We must ensure that the right to a fair hearing in Kenya remains substantive and not merely symbolic.

[Yoko @Kibet_bull]

If we stopped the 2024 Finance Bill and the Adani deal, then we can also stop the Ebola deal. Reject it.

[Alinur Mohamed @AlinurMohamed_]

Sorry to this parent at Utumishi Girls Academy. Glad to see the police officer did everything possible including hugging him to calm him down.

[🦋El~Fuego🫦 @fuegoshawrry777]

After Ruto's term we all need to go for therapy as Kenyans 🥲 Bruh, we've suffered.

[Nelson Havi SC @NelsonHavi]

Members of the National Assembly and Senators, it is your duty and role to stop President William Ruto from making Kenya an Ebola containment Island. For once, do your work and save Kenyans.

[Eric @amerix]

This afternoon we are telling the government to reject the Bloody Ebola Billions.

#RejectEbolaBillions