JUST IN: DCJ Mwilu Faces Fresh Petition Over Alleged Power Grab in Gachagua Impeachment Case 

  Deputy Chief Justice (DCJ) Philomena Mwilu is facing a fresh push for her removal from office after a Nairobi resident filed a new petition with the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), accusing her of overstepping her authority in the high-stakes impeachment case against former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. In the petition filed on Tuesday, Belinda Egesa claims that DCJ Mwilu unlawfully assumed the powers of Chief Justice Martha Koome when she appointed a three-judge bench to hear the impeachment case. The panel included Justices Eric Ogolla, Anthony Mrima, and Lady Justice Dr. Freda Mugambi. “The Deputy Chief Justice acted in excess of her mandate under Article 165(4) by unlawfully empaneling a
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