The High Court has suspended the swearing in of Embu Deputy Governor Dorothy Nditi as county boss. This is until a court case by some residents challenging the impeachmentof Mr Martin Wambora is concluded. Principal judge Richard Mwongo shelved the process after temporarily putting on hold the resolution of the Senate and Embu county assembly to impeach Wambora for a second time. Among the residents’ grounds of argument is that the special committee that deliberated and recommended the removal of Wambora was the same one that had suggested the same resolution to impeach him. One of the petitioners, Alloise Njagi, in a sworn affidavit said: “The aforesaid members of committee to perform the role of hearing the governor were quasi judicial in character, in a situation where they had already dealt with the same case.” The judge restrained the speaker of the county assembly from swearing in Ms Nditi, pending the hearing and determination of the case lodged in court by over 35 residents. Residents told the judge that given the resolution passed by Senate and the Gazette notice No 3222, it was likely Nditi would be sworn in as provided by the Constitution
By Strive Masiyiwa A few weeks ago I went to the doctor. I will tell you what he said about my health at the end, but first read this: Twenty years ago, I arranged to meet a well-known British international businessman who invested a lot in Africa at the time. We agreed to meet for dinner at a leading hotel in London. After a good meeting, we started to walk out of the restaurant when he suddenly collapsed in the lobby. There was total pandemonium as they rushed to get medical assistance. Being London, an ambulance arrived in minutes. I jumped in the back with him as paramedics wrestled to keep him alive. He had had a heart attack and had to have triple bypass heart surgery. Sadly he died a few weeks later. He hadn't been sick and his sudden death surprised everyone. And yet as I reflected on it, and later discussed it with a doctor friend who knew him, I realized he was very laid back about his health despite having a hectic business life. Even during our dinner...
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