The High Court has dismissed an application seeking to suspend the delivery of the judgement in the impeachment case involving former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, paving the way for the ruling to proceed as scheduled.
The application was filed by lawyer Harrison Kinyanjui on behalf of his client, Enock Aura, who sought to halt the reading of the judgement pending the determination of related proceedings before the Court of Appeal.
Addressing the bench on Monday, June 8, 2026, Kinyanjui informed the court that he had filed an application at the Court of Appeal seeking to stop the delivery of the judgement in the consolidated petitions challenging Gachagua’s impeachment.
“My lordships and my lady, I filed an application at the Court of Appeal seeking to arrest the delivery of the judgement of the consolidated petitions,” Kinyanjui told the court.
The lawyer further urged the judges to defer the ruling, arguing that submissions had already been filed and that the matter could be heard before the judgement was delivered.
“My lordships and my lady, I suggest in constitutional authority of the Court of Appeal that you defer the rendering of this judgement; we can be heard tomorrow because we filed some submissions,” he submitted.
However, the three-judge bench comprising Justices Eric Ogola, Freda Mugambi, and Antony Murima rejected the request, stating that there was no legal basis for suspending the judgement.
In their ruling, the judges noted that the case brought by Aura was distinct from the consolidated impeachment petitions before them and that no court order had been issued directing them to stop or postpone the judgement.
The bench held that it could not halt the delivery of its decision in the absence of a valid order from a higher court.
The decision clears the way for the much-awaited judgement on Gachagua’s impeachment, a case that has attracted nationwide attention due to its potential impact on the former deputy president’s political future and the broader political landscape ahead of the 2027 General Election.
