Oral East Africa>Business anxious as courts stop DP Gachagua’s removal At the hut of the story

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The rushed removal and replacement of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua with CS Kithure Kindiki has been stopped by High Court Judge Chacha Mwita after the former lodged an appeal.
High Court issued a stay application against the removal of DP Gachagua and the appointment of CS Kindiki pending hearing on October 24 by a bench selected by the Chief Justice.The ruling throws spanner into the works of President William Ruto’s hurried dismissal of his deputy, and could end in protracted litigation building up a political crisis that could spill into the economy.

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Kenyan companies are worried about the implication of a protracted political tension and the challenge of having top state officials working at cross purposes.
There is already a strained working relationship between the President and his Deputy and even if DP Gachagua were to survive, it is highly unlikely that the two leaders in government will have a smooth working relationship.

The differences have escalated to allegations of poisoning amids growing security concerns over abductions and extra judicial killings.
The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) Chair Samuel Kobia has also raised concerns about the potential threat to national cautioning that the impeachment process could lead to conflicts, especially between communities in Mount Kenya and other regions of the country.

Political instability has a negative impact on business as the impeachment process has created an atmosphere of uncertainty, negatively impacting businesses since it could slow economic activities. There are, however, no specific statistics on the impact of the impeachment process on business.