PREMIUM Impeached, but can they still run? Cloud hangs over Gachagua, Mwangaza’s 2027 bids The Attorney-General left the key question unanswered. Politics 19 min ago

Lawyers for the applicant, Meru County Assembly Speaker Ayub Bundi, says the AG failed to answer eight specific questions the Supreme Court had directed her to address, including “whether a pending appeal or judicial review against removal from office can suspend the constitutional consequences of impeachment and affect an official’s eligibility to contest elections”.” Ms Oduor relied on the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in Mr Sonko’s case, which said impeachment is a constitutional remedy and its consequences “are grave and may include disqualifications from engaging in any elective public position or to hold a public office.

Photo credit: Dennis Onsongo | Nation Media Group Ms Mwangaza was removed in August 2024 after the Meru County Assembly approved impeachment and the Senate upheld it; the High Court dismissed her challenge in March 2025 and affirmed the removal.