Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza. [File, Standard]
Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza mounted a spirited defence to remain in office pending the hearing and determination of her impeachment case.
Through her lawyers, Mwangaza urged High Court to extend the orders suspending her ouster.
She argued that the impeachment process at the county assembly and the Senate was illegal and unconstitutional because the legislators disregarded a court order.
"The impeachment proceedings were in defiance of a court order that prohibited the County Assembly of Meru and the Senate from proceeding with the impeachment of the Governor," his lawyer, Elias Mutuma, argued.
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