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Kenya: Court Stops Replacement of Impeached Wajir Governor Mohamed Abdi

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A Meru High Court on Tuesday stopped the replacement of Mohamed Abdi Mohamud as Wajir governor despite his impeachment by the Senate.

Justice Patrick Jeremy Otieno also stopped the swearing-in of Wajir Deputy Governor Ahmed Mukhtar as the new county boss until a case filed by five county residents is heard and determined.

The judge further suspended implementation of the Kenya Gazette notice of May 17, which announced the Senate’s resolution to remove the governor on abuse of office charges.

Justice Otieno certified as urgent the application by Mr Aden Ibrahim, Omar Jele, Bishar Ahmed, Safiya Mahammed and Yussuf Ibrahim, who are seeking nullification of the impeachment.

They have named the Senate, Speaker Kenneth Lusaka, the Wajir County Assembly, its clerk Shalle Sheikh, Speaker Ibrahim Ahmed and Tulatula MCA Abdullahi Issack as respondents.

Justice Otieno allowed the petitioners to amend their original application so as to include Mr Mukhtar, the chief registrar of the High Court and the Assumption Of The Office Of County Governor Committee as interested parties.

He said that during that period, the chief registrar of the High Court should not allocate a judge to swear-in Mr Mukhtar as governor, while the committee should not gazette the date and time of oath-taking by the deputy governor.

Read: Ahmed Ali Muktar becomes third governor of Wajir County

Orders sought

Through lawyers Ndegwa Njiru, Kiogora Mugambi and Ndegwa Mwangi, the applicants want the Senate’s resolution nullified as it was conducted while there was a court order stopping it.