Kenya is set to swear in Kithure Kindiki as the country’s new deputy president after a court lifted a ban on his inauguration, according to Reuters.
The ban overturn followed weeks of legal action by his predecessor, who was impeached by parliament last month. The Senate voted to remove deputy president Rigathi Gachagua from office in October on a series of charges including gross violation of the constitution and inciting ethnic hatred.
The High Court froze Kindiki’s inauguration after Gachagua and his supporters filed more than 30 lawsuits to prevent his removal and replacement.
President William Ruto invited opposition members into his cabinet to form a so-called unity government in July. He tried to ease tensions after demonstrators stormed parliament.
However, the court on Thursday overturned orders barring Kindiki from being sworn in following his parliamentary approval on 18 October. He was the main contender for Ruto’s vice presidency in the 2022 election and was appointed interior minister shortly after the president took office in September the same year.
