Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s defense counsel has walked out of the senate amidst the second hearing impeachment trial.
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The defense counsel had requested for the senate impeachment hearing of Gachagua to be postponed to Saturday.
Gachagua’s legal team led by senior counsel Paul Muite had suggested earlier that the trial to be postponed to Tuesday.
This was in regard to the fact that the Deputy President had fallen ill and had been admitted to the hospital.
The doctor handling Gachagua’s illness stated that he should be given bed rest as he was suffering from intense chest pain.
Gachagua was present during the trial in the morning but was not present after lunch hour.
Miute on speaking at the trial said that because of the illness, he was not allowed by the doctors to speak to him.
This caused a bit of confusion in the Senate, but Speaker Kingi acted towards the situation by suspending the hearing to 5pm.
During the session, the speaker stated that he was not in a position to make the decision and push the trial forward to a later day.
James Orengo reacted towards the matter and said that they needed one of the doctors’ handlings Gachagua’s illness to tell them about the admission and his condition.
He further added that there was no evidence that Gachagua was evacuated with an ambulance.
He felt it may be opportunistic.
Speaker Amason Kingi in his ruling left the decision to the senators in the house.
Majority of the senators voted yes towards the matter and wanted the trial to continue without the presence of the Deputy President.
With majority senators voting yes, Amos Kingi ruled that the trial would continue without the presence of Rigathi Gachagua.
Gachagua’s legal team responded to the matter by leaving the house.
They said that they would not continue to appear in house without instructions from the Deputy President as they felt that it would be improper to move forward with the absence of their client.
