Kenya's High Court has upheld the October 2024 impeachment of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, ruling that Parliament acted within its constitutional authority and that courts cannot override the legislature's judgment on grounds for removing a deputy president. The three-judge bench did find that Gachagua's right to a fair hearing was violated — the Senate having refused to adjourn proceedings while he was hospitalised — and awarded him 50 million Kenyan shillings (roughly $390,000) in compensation, though the judges ruled this breach was insufficient to invalidate the removal itself. Reinstatement was ruled out because his successor, Kithure Kindiki, had already been lawfully appointed, and the decision carries significant consequences for Gachagua's reported presidential ambitions, as Kenyan law bars impeached officials from future electoral contests; his lawyers have signalled they will appeal.