NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 16 The impeachment proceedings against Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko will have to proceed to completion after the court declined to halt them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sonko had filed a petition at the Employment and Labour Relations Court where he sought to have the proceedings that kicked off at the Senate suspended, arguing that the county assembly that passed a motion to kick him out was unprocedural.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Wednesday, Justice Mathews Nduma Nderi declined to issue a stay order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Judge noted that the impeachment motion was far from over until the Senate decides whether to approve or reject it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Governor was impeached on December 3 by 88 out of 122 Members of the County Assembly over accusations of abuse of office, deserting duty among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stopping the Senate, the Judge argued, would contravene the law on the separation of power doctrines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis court can only entertain a petition of this nature after all avenues pertaining to the impeachment have been completed,\u201d he ruled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said the Senate is an appellate court of the County assemblies and should be allowed to do its work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sonko through his lawyer Harrison Kinyanjui had filed an urgent application seeking an order to halt the Senate from debating the impeachment motion against him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The lawyer told the court that Members of the County Assembly convened a meeting to impeach Sonko despite an existing court order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Senate kicked off Sonko’s impeachment proceedings Wednesday and was expected to end Thursday when he will know his fate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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