James Orengo Allowed to Represent the National Assembly in the Gachagua Overthrow Case

• On Wednesday, October 16, the team of lawyers for Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua filed a preliminary request to request that lawyer James Orengo be restrained in the case of the dismissal of their client
• They argued that Orengo is a full-time government official, and allowing him to represent Parliament would be unconstitutional
• However, in his decision, Speaker Amason Kingi ignored the reasons given by the Gachagua team and allowed Orengo to participate in the activity

Nairobi—Preliminary trial of the vice president Rigathi Gachagua objection to the involvement of James Orengo in the ongoing impeachment case has been dismissed.

Why did Gachagua want Orengo to be stopped in his impeachment case

Deputy President Gachagua's lawyer wanted the removal of the governor of Siaya, James Orengofrom the legal team of the National Assembly, citing reasons for conflict of interest.

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Gachagua's representative, Ndegwa Njiru, claimed that Orengo's current position as governor makes him a full-time government official, which legally prevents him from representing the National Assembly in the Senate process.

Njiru pointed out that allowing Orengo to participate in the case will damage Gachagua in his defense and will violate clear legal provisions.

Why James Orengo was allowed by Kingi

However, Speaker Amason Kingi dismissed the initial objection that the deputy president's lawyer brought against Orengo's participation before the Senate.

According to Kingi, the deputy president's legal team failed to provide evidence that Orengo, who is a full-time government official, is involved in other lucrative work.

Furthermore, the speaker added that Orengo's participation will not affect Gachagua's cases.

“DP Gachagua's defense team has failed to provide evidence to prove the allegations of gainful employment. After analyzing the previous objection raised about James Orengo's participation in the National Assembly, it is rejected here,” said Kingi.

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How 3 judges decided in the Gachagua impeachment case

At the same time, the vice president he failed in his last attempt to prevent the impeachment process by the Senate.

Appearing before a three-judge panel, comprising Justices Eric Ogola, Anthony Mrima, and Frida Mugambi on Tuesday, October 15, Gachagua sought an injunction to prevent the continuation of the case.

However, in its ruling, the panel of judges chose not to address the ongoing Senate process.

The panel said that DP Gachagua's request to prevent the impeachment raised constitutional issues that require further legal investigation.

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