The Supreme Court will from Monday start reviewing former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko’s impeachment case.
Deputy Registrar Bernard Kasavuli has also given respondents 7 days to file and serve their reply.
“There be a mention of this matter before the Deputy Registrar on 25th of July 2022 for further directions,” reads the directions.
On Monday, Sonko returned to the apex court asking the judges to set aside their own decision three days after the court dismissed the appeal against his impeachment.
In his application for review, Sonko wants Chief Justice Martha Koome to recuse herself from the matter on grounds that she had made remarks suggesting that those impeached should not be allowed to run.
Sonko is apprehensive that the Chief Justice was prejudiced in her findings.
He claims the Chief Justice during an interview on Spice FM on May 28 pronounced herself in a manner that demonstrated a predetermined mind on the question of impeachment.
He also wants the court to set aside its decision on grounds that Justice Said Chitembwe, who was part of the High Court bench that upheld his impeachment, is currently under investigation by a tribunal for misconduct.
Sonko says Chitembwe was biased and mischievous in the manner in which he handled his impeachment case.
The Supreme Court denied Sonko’s appeal last Friday, effectively ending his political career, stating that an impeached person cannot run for public office again.
