Rigathi Gachagua’s defense counsel walked out of the Senate after their request to postpone the Senate hearing was declined by a majority of the senators.
“Mr Speaker, through you, let me recognise the right of this Honourable Senate to decide any issue put to it democratically which Mr. Speaker is what has happened,” Muite state
“Arising for that decision of this Honourable Senate, was the legal team representing the DP are not able to continue appearing without instructions. We humbly and with a lot of requests take your leave Mr Speaker and the leave of this honourable house.”
In what was an eventful second day of the Senate hearing in the Gachagua impeachment trial, the counsel, led by Paul Muite, openly showed their discontent after Senate Speaker Amason Kingi ruled the trial process would continue in the absence of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
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