Senate forced to suspend impeachment trial after Gachagua rushed to hospital

Gachagua's lead counsel Paul Muite informed the House that the DP had fallen ill and was rushed to hospital. He pleaded with the speaker to accord him time to reach Gachagua and assess his situation before bringing a report by 5:00 pm. 

 National Assembly's counsel, however, differed with the argument and urged the speaker to proceed with the trial without the DP's presence as it is a time-bound process that ought to be concluded. 

After reviewing both arguments, Speaker Kingi ruled that the Senate session would be suspended till 5:00 pm. 

"Having considered the two sides, my directions are as follows: that we suspend this sitting and resume at exactly 5 pm. We expect the DP to take the witness stand. This is a timebound process unfortunately. It is so ordered," Kingi ruled.