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Kawira Mwangaza

Kenyan politician who was Governor of Meru County from 2022 until her removal by Senate impeachment in August 2024, and earlier Member of the National Assembly for Meru County.

On appealLatest source dated 2025-03-17Last reviewed 2026-10-26

What did the court decide?

Mwangaza v Speaker of the Senate of Kenya; Council of Governors & 6 others (Interested Parties)

On appeal
Court
High Court of Kenya at Milimani (Constitutional and Human Rights Division)
Case number
Petition E429 of 2024; [2025] KEHC 3069 (KLR)
Filed
2024-08-21
Parties
Kawira Mwangaza (Petitioner) v Speaker of the Senate (Respondent); Council of Governors, FIDA Kenya and others (Interested Parties)

Claims. Sought to quash the Senate's 21 August 2024 resolution removing her as Governor and Gazette Notice No. 10351, citing fair-hearing, sub judice and procedural grounds.

Decision. On 14 March 2025 Justice Bahati Mwamuye dismissed the amended petition as without merit, affirmed the gazette notice on her removal, and ordered each party to bear its own costs.[1, 2]

Sources

  1. Mwangaza v Speaker of the Senate of Kenya; Council of Governors & 6 others [2025] KEHC 3069 (KLR)Kenya Law, 2025-03-14, primary source
  2. Kawira Mwangaza files an appeal challenging her ousterK24 Digital, 2025-03-17, secondary source

Change history

  • 2026-10-26 Record published.

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