President William Ruto’s lawyers led by Kamotho Njenga have withdrawn from the impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s court case going on in High Court.
Njenga told a three-judge bench comprising Justices Eric Ogolla, Anthony Mrima, and Fridah Mugambi, Njenga that the president’s lawyers would no longer represent him in the matter because the Ruto’s involvement in the matter was contrary to the law.
He cited a previous Supreme Court ruling, which determined that the President could not be enjoined in any legal proceedings, including those filed by Gachagua.
“I wish to bring to the attention of the court that we shall no longer be acting for the sixth respondent in this matter, and to that effect, we have filed a notice to cease acting on account of the Supreme Court decision that determined that the President cannot be subject to civil proceedings,” Njenga said.
Ruto’s lawyer Adrian Kamotho Njenga.
He added; “So in that regard, we will not be able to act contrary to an express court order, and we have therefore filed a notice to cease acting, and we ask the court to deem that to be a sufficient notice that the person named as the sixth person is now not represented in these proceedings,”.
Ruto had earlier challenged the High Court’s authority to hear the impeachment case, arguing that it should be addressed by the Supreme Court instead.
Gachagua’s lawyer Paul Muite making submissions at high court.
Through lawyer Adrian Kamotho, Ruto said that the court lacks jurisdiction to hear and determine the petition, arguing it is an abuse of the court process.
