Adults stood there watching and recording videos because they want to trend. A lot of bad things happen in Kisumu kids are taught violence is the solution to all their problems.
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.
Quick question: why is it mostly only Manchester United legends that still move like brothers even after retirement?
You rarely see that bond at other clubs. Even Bastian Schweinsteiger, a Bayern Munich legend, doesn’t vibe with ex-teammates the way he does with United legends.
When you hear:
✅ La Decima
✅ 3 UCL in a row
✅ Kings of European Football
You will know we are talking about Real Madrid.
When you hear:
✅ 13 EPL Titles
✅ First English Club to Win the Treble
✅ Away Unbeaten in a Season.
✅ Only Football Team to Win the UCL Unbeaten twice, you will know we are talking about Manchester United.
When you hear:
✅ Only London Club with a UCL.
✅ First Club to win the UCL, Europa and Conference League
You will know we are talking about Chelsea.
When you hear:
✅The only club with most champions league in epl
✅The best Club in epl
✅The only club in epl with the most trophies
✅You will know we are talking about Liverpool.
But when you start hearing words like
✅ Budapest
✅ 4-3 after Penalties
✅ 0 UCL in 143 Years
✅ But we did better than Manchester United and Chelsea this season.
✅ Innocent birds.
✅ 25% Possession in a UCL Final.
Immediately you will know that we are talking about Arsenal here😂😂
A Kenyan high court upheld the impeachment of President William Ruto’s former deputy almost two years ago, even though it found the process hadn’t been held in a fair manner https://t.co/5u4wO3MFbD
Éderson se junta à Seleção Brasileira em Nova Jérsei. O volante foi recebido pelos seus companheiros, que o acompanharão na jornada da Copa do Mundo de 2026!
@ntvkenya@BenjiNdolo Useless ruling by the High Court, how can it rule that Gachagua’s right for a fair trial were violated but still uphold his impeachment? They sounded more worried about the consequences of their ruling (case of 2 DPs) than restoring the violated rights.
Arsenal fans trying so hard to force a rivalry between us and them when they’re not even on Manchester United level😹😹😹
Go talk to Chelsea or Aston Villa bruv
I was arrested this morning together with fellow patriotic Kenyans during our procession to present a petition to the Kenya Wildlife Services against the excision of part of the Nairobi National Park to construct a 1300-car parking lot.
Our national heritage and environment must be safeguarded from greed and unnecessary destruction without public participation.
KRA now warns that if you don’t file your tax return by June 30, it will file for you using its own data.
If the figures are wrong, you will have to explain and correct them.
The Law Society of Kenya strongly condemns the shocking arrest of Chief Justice Emeritus @dkmaraga and environmental activists protesting the irregular allocation of 76 acres of Nairobi National Park. Bundling a retired head of our Judiciary into a police vehicle for peacefully opposing a Sh42 Billion project, reportedly pushed through without public participation, is a direct assault on the civic space guaranteed under Article 37 of the Constitution. National heritage sites are not state property to barter behind closed doors.
The LSK will not stand by while police force is weaponized against constitutional defenders. We have immediately dispatched an LSK legal team to Lang’ata Police Station to secure the unconditional release of the activists, and I commend the CJ Emeritus for refusing to leave custody until all those arrested with him are freed. We demand an immediate end to the harassment of civic actors and a transparent public audit of the Bomas expansion plan. The @LawSocietyofKe remains firmly on the frontlines to protect our laws and our land.
The arrest of former Chief Justice David Maraga shows how low Ruto’s regime has sunk.
When a government starts arresting former Chief Justices, activists and ordinary citizens for standing up on public issues, it is no longer governing through legitimacy, persuasion or the people’s mandate.
Ruto has lost the people, and what remains is rule by the gun, intimidation and police power. This is how regimes behave when they know the ground has shifted beneath them.