Gachagua’s lawyers walk out after Senate rejects trial delay » Capital News

NAIROBI, Kenya Oct 17 – Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s lawyers walked out of the Senate on Thursday after their request to postpone the impeachment trial to October 22, 2024, was rejected.

Lead counsel Paul Muite had appealed to the Speaker Amason Kingi to suspend the sittings to Saturday, citing Gachagua’s hospitalization due to severe chest pains as grounds for the delay.

However, the Senate dismissed the request and instead voted to continue the trial on Saturday.

Following the decision, Gachagua’s legal team sought permission to withdraw from delivering their closing arguments.

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