On Wednesday, September 25, local newspapers published issues concerning the country, the alleged impeachment of the Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua dominated all the pages yet.
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Elsewhere, a student doctor who served in the county hospital Kiambu he was pronounced dead, with reports indicating that he had suffered a mental breakdown shortly before his death.
1. Daily Nation
The daily newspaper reported on the mental disorder and depression endured by Dr. Desree Moraa before her death on Sunday evening, September 23.
Until his death, the 27-year-old was a student doctor at Gatundu Level 5 Hospital.
His friend told the Daily Nation newspaper that the deceased was not in a good mental state after an argument at his workplace.
Moraa was working in the surgery department.
According to his friend, he had an argument with his strict supervisor.
This was after working a 36 hour shift without a break.
“He told me he was very depressed because last Friday he had an argument with one of our senior managers who is very strict. That's when it all started,” a friend of the deceased and a colleague remembered.
According to the autopsy report, Moraa died due to suffocation, lack of oxygen or too much carbon dioxide in the body.
Pathologist Catherine Munyendo found that the deceased's breathing was interrupted, resulting in inadequate oxygen supply.
2. People Daily
The newspaper highlighted the plight of two county officials who were accused of sexual harassment.
Governor of Kericho Eric Mutai is facing charges after being linked to members of the County Assembly.
MCA of Sigowet Kiprotich Rogony is the mover to fire Mutai.
The governor was accused of immoral acts involving women.
Furthermore, the county boss was accused of intimidating and abusing lower officials who seemed to disagree with him. “
There are many complaints of sexual misconduct of the governor and his female partners accusing him, for example, of forcing them to have sex without consent, dangerous and unsafe sex, etc.,” the notice of impeachment read in part.
The mover said the victims will be brought to testify before the county assembly during the debate.
Mutai is also accused of encroaching on private land and illegally setting it up as a dump without the owner's permission.
The motion will be presented to the floor for debate and vote on October 2.
In Mombasa, Governor Abdulswamad Nassir is facing accusations of being involved in the sexual harassment of a blogger.
The county chief was expected to record a statement on Tuesday, September 24, at the Coastal Regional Police Service Unit K9 in Mjambere, Kisauni.
3. Nation Today
The newspaper highlighted the obstacles that those plotting the removal of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua may face.
Taifa Today is paying attention to the process of removing Gachagua is complex as it is similar to the one followed in the motion to remove the president from office.
According to Article 150 of the Constitution, the motion to dismiss the deputy president must be supported by at least one third of the parliamentarians, that is 117 out of 349 parliamentarians.
The motion must clearly state the grounds for impeachment, such as violations of the constitution or other laws, crimes against national or international law, and gross misconduct.
The member of parliament who initiated the impeachment case must be accompanied by sufficient evidence, including an affidavit to prove the allegations against Gachagua.
If the Speaker is satisfied that the demands have been met, he will approve the discussion of the motion and vote in the consultation session.
If two-thirds of the members support the motion in a majority vote, the motion will be sent to the Senate.
Gachagua, however, will have the means, such as the Supreme Court, to challenge the dismissal of the charges.
4. The Standard
The Standard newspaper reported on the action of the High Court in Nairobi to block the sale of the Kenyatta International Conference Center (KICC).
This was a blow to President William Ruto's administration's plan to privatize important government assets.
The government's plan to privatize KICC was based on the Privatization Act of 2023, which was passed by many members of parliament with ties to the president.
On Tuesday, September 24, Judge Chacha Mwita ruled on a case filed by the Orange Democratic Party (ODM) challenging the constitutionality of the 2023 Privatization Act.
ODM, through lawyer Jackson Awele, claimed in court that the property, as part of the wealth of Kenya of cultural and strategic importance, can only be privatized with public approval through a referendum.
Chacha ruled that there was no meaningful public participation when the Act was being processed and thus it did not meet the constitutional requirements.
In addition, the court ruled that KICC is a national monument that needs to be protected, and therefore, its privatization goes against Article 11(2) of the constitution and the Monuments and Heritage Act.
Other resources that should have been privatized include the Kenya Pipeline Company, the Kenya Literature Bureau, and the Kenya Seed Company, among others.
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