Rigathi Gachagua Plans to Put Up a Wall in the Case to Remove Him from Office, Hires 20 Lawyers to Defend Him

• Leading the team of lawyers defending Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua is General Counsel Paul Muite
• The basis of the arguments of the lawyers will be the process of the dismissal of Gachagua, punching holes in the way citizens' participation was done
• Parliament has scheduled a special consultation session on Tuesday where the deputy president will be expected to defend himself against the charges of asking him to be removed from power

Nairobi – A fierce battle is about to be witnessed in the National Assembly on Tuesday, October 8, when the Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua he will present himself in the case of impeachment.

The deputy president has a team of 20 high-level lawyers to defend his case before the parliamentarians.

Leading the group is Veteran Senior Advocate Paul Muite.

Others include Tom Macharia, Amos Kisilu, Elisha Ongoya and Victor Ogeto.

The legal team intends to base Gachagua's defense on how public participation was carried out and the alleged favoritism of Speaker Moses Wetang'ula and his deputy Gladys Shollei towards acquittal.

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