Tanzania, June 8 -- Nairobi. Kenya's High Court has upheld the impeachment of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, ruling that Parliament and the Senate acted within the Constitution when they removed him from office in October 2024.

In a judgment delivered on Monday, a three-judge bench comprising Justices Eric Ogolla, Anthony Mrima and Freda Mugambi found that the impeachment process substantially complied with constitutional requirements and that lawmakers had sufficient grounds to proceed with the removal.

The court therefore declined to overturn the Senate's decision, effectively affirming Mr Gachagua's impeachment.

However, the judges also found that some of Mr Gachagua's constitutional rights were violated during the proces...