DCJ Mwilu: Gachagua's impeachment case will be handled according to the law

Mwilu said that the process is not unique as it follows a Constitutional process and will be adhered to just like any other case. 

"Everything has its own first so regarding the ongoing impeachment process regarding our DP is not unique," she said. 

"It's an application of the constitution and not something that has been plucked from the air, it has a constitutional process to follow. If it comes back to the courts, whatever the outcome, it's case like any other and will be handled in a manner the law has authorised us to do."

Mwilu's remarks come after 29 petitions were filed at the High Court to stop the DP's ongoing impeachment process from proceeding to the Senate. 

Gachagua's last hope to stall the process was dashed on Wednesday after a 3-judge bench rejected his plea.

Judges Eric Ogolla, Anthony Mrima and Freda Mugambi ruled that it was in the public interest to allow the constitutional process to continue without any hindrance. 

"This is not a case where intervention is automatic. The doctrine of separation of powers will be best served at declining the application at this stage," the judges ruled. 

The impeachment process is at the Senate where the senators are expected to give a verdict by Thursday, October 17.