Malalah demands Ruto dissolve government after court ruling on Gachagua impeachment

Former United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Secretary General Cleophas Malalah has called on President William Ruto to dissolve the government and seek a fresh mandate from the people, arguing that the current administration no longer reflects the will of Kenyans.

Malalah's statement follows a landmark Court of Appeal ruling that declared Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu acted unconstitutionally by appointing a three-judge bench to hear the impeachment case against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.

The court reinstated an earlier High Court order, blocking Gachagua’s impeachment and preventing Prof Kithure Kindiki from assuming office.

"The Chief Justice, and she alone, can decide the number of judges to assign a matter," stated Justices Daniel Musinga, Mumbi Ngugi and Francis Tuiyott, clarifying the legal authority over such decisions.

Malalah, emphasising that his position was driven by a commitment to uphold the Constitution, said: “We are not merely at a crossroads; we are teetering at the edge of collapse. Kenya must go back to factory settings."

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While acknowledging the breakdown in the relationship between Ruto and Gachagua, Malalah stressed that personal and political disagreements should not override the due process of law.

He insisted that the President's government is now "a hollow shell" and that a new mandate is necessary to restore legitimacy.