Mt Kenya Council of Elders Respond Hours to Kindiki’s Swearing-In
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Photo: Rigathi Gachagua during a past burial ceremony in Kiambu.
Njuri Ncheke has responded after Court lifted orders paving way for Prof Kithure Kindiki to be swore in as the next Deputy President.
Led National Vice Chairman Alphonse Kamwara and Secretary General Josephat Murangiri, they urged Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to respect the court decision and support his successor.
The elder noted that Mt Kenya West have served in top leadership for a very long time and that it was their turn to back those from East.
Last evening, the assumption of office committee was meeting to plan for the swearing-in ceremony of Kithure Kindiki.
The function is expected to take place anytime between 9am and 2pm today, according to the law.
By last night the committee was toying with holding the ceremony at KICC or Uhuru Gardens.
This pivotal moment in Kenya’s political landscape follows a landmark High Court ruling that lifted orders preventing Kindiki’s appointment as Deputy President, officially unseating the impeached Rigathi Gachagua.
The three-judge bench, comprising judges Eric Ogola, Antony Mrima and Freda Mugambi, ruled that the conservatory orders issued on October 18, had to be discharged.
Their ruling emphasised that the constitution does not permit the DP’s office to remain vacant, as this would disrupt government operations.
