The High Court on Friday, February 21, 2025, ruled out an application for playing videos during the highlighting of submissions in the Meru governor Kawira Mwangaza case.
However, Justice Bahati Mwamuye stated that he would look into the video links, instructing the petitioner’s lawyers not to interfere with them.
“The videos will not be played at the highlighting proceedings. I will look at the links and you the petitioner’s lawyers should not tamper with them,” Judge Mwamuye ruled.
At the beginning of the proceedings, lawyer Elisha Ongoya representing petitioner Kawira Mwangaza told the court that they would be playing videos as part of their submissions.
However, his application was strongly opposed by lawyer Boniface Mweruru representing the County Assembly of Meru.
Mweruru said that the videos might be AI-generated and may be offensive.
Meanwhile, Ongoya told the court that the impeachment of Mwangaza was invalid since the motion was moved when there was a court order stopping it.
He noted that it was during that period that the county assembly of Meru passed the impeachment motion against the Mwangaza.
“The court ruled the impeachment process was halted pending the ruling but they went ahead to pass the impeachment motion,” lawyer Ongoya told the court.
