Former Kiambu Governor William Kabogo has renewed his court battle against his successor Ferdinand Waititu just a month after his impeachment in January 2020.
According to a report by Daily Nation, the lawyer is pursuing a case in which he had questioned the latter's academic qualification.
In an application made by his lawyer Issa Mansour, the former county boss has filed an appeal at the Court of Appeal challenging a decision made by the High Court to strike it out in 2016.
The case had been scheduled for hearing in the week beginning Monday, February 23, but it was postponed because Waititu had not been served with the hearing notice.
Justices Asike Makhandia, Fatuma Sichale and Jamila Mohammed asked Kabogo's lawyer if his client was still pursuing the case since the two had reportedly cooled down political wars to which he answered in the affirmative.
Mansour disclosed that the issues that were raised in the case had legal standing.
In December 2016, Justice Joseph Onguto had directed Kabogo to pay Waititu Ksh5.3 million as costs of the lawsuit.
“Issues of integrity could be dogging Waititu but it is not for this court to determine whether the issues are well-founded,” ruled the judge.
In his case, Kabogo argued that Waititu's degree from Punjab University was not genuine and that he was not qualified enough to hold public office.
“The false deposition amounts to identity theft in law. Such an act by the Respondent constitutes criminal conduct punishable under the Penal Code and violates Section 13 of the Leadership and Integrity Act,” he told the court at the time.
