Kenya Court Rules Deputy President’s Swearing-In Can Proceed

  • Kithure Kindiki can now replace Rigathi Gachagua as deputy
  • Gachagua has been impeached by both houses of parliament

Kithure Kindiki

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A Kenyan court rejected a bid to block the appointment of President William Ruto’s new deputy.

A three-judge bench set aside an earlier order that prevented Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki from being sworn in as Kenya’s second-in-command until a court decided whether a decision to impeach Rigathi Gachagua was lawful.