- Mwangaza was last month impeached by Meru MCAs, a decision that was later upheld by the Senate.
- The move prompted her to rush to court for orders to halt her removal.
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The case in which embattled Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza is fighting to quash her impeachment by the Senate returns to court today for fresh directions.
Mwangaza was last month impeached by Meru MCAs, a decision that was later upheld by the Senate.
The move prompted her to move to court for orders to halt her removal.
Justice Bahati Mwamuye then suspended the Senate decision that upheld the impeachment and also restrained Speaker of the Senate Amason Kingi from publishing in the Kenya Gazette notice of a declaration of a vacancy in the office of the Governor of Meru.
"I am satisfied that the application raises constitutional, legal and factual issues that meet the threshold that warrants immediate intervention by this court by way of issuing ex parte interim orders," Mwamuye said.
The case is coming up today for mention to confirm compliance and to take a priority date for highlighting written submissions.
Elsewhere at the Anti-Corruption Court, the hearing of a case in which former Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero and 10 others were charged with conspiring to commit an offence of corruption is expected to proceed today.
Kidero and his co-accused are alleged to have engaged in irregular financial activities leading to the loss of public funds in the sum of Sh213,327,300 for services not rendered.
The case is at its tail end with parties lined up to highlight their submissions.
Other charges include conspiracy to commit an offence of corruption, abuse of office, fraudulent acquisition of public property, dealing with suspect property and unlawful failure to pay tax to a public body.
Facing the charges too are former county secretary Lilian Ndegwa, former chief finance officer Jimmy Mutuku Kiamba, former minister in charge of finance and planning Gregory Mwakanongo, former accounting head Stephen Ogago Osiro, former acting chief finance officer Luke Mugo and former acting head of treasury Maurice Ochieng Okere.
John Githua and Grace Njeri of Lodwar Wholesalers Ltd and Ngurumani Traders Ltd are also charged in the case having been accused of fraudulently receiving payments from the county government.
The charges against them state that they conspired to commit fraud which led to the loss of Sh213,327,300 at the County Government of Nairobi between January 16, 2014 and January 25, 2016.