Senators have voted to impeach the Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua Thursday evening after approving five of the 11 charges levelled against him in the historic impeachment motion. Before undertaking the vote, Senate Speaker Amason Kingi directed senators to vote on all 11 charges, noting that the threshold to move the motion needed 45 senators to […]
Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka now says President William Ruto should have been the first to be impeached, long before the motion to remove his deputy Rigathi Gachagua from office was tabled in Parliament. According to Kalonzo, the recently held public participation exercise on the impeachment motion against DP Gachagua proved that Kenyans are fed […]
Gachagua had filed 26 court cases challenging the legality and process of his ouster from office by impeachment.
The commission through its chair Samuel Kobia on Monday warned about the possibility of conflicts between Kenyans if Senators uphold the decision of the National Assembly to impeach DP Gachagua.
High Court Judge Chacha Mwita certified the matter urgent and ordered the petition to be heard on Monday.
Mr Morara, visibly in pain, appeared with his family at the press briefing but did not address journalists.
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has publicly appealed for forgiveness from President William Ruto in his first response since an impeachment motion against him was tabled in the National Assembly Gachagua, who faces the possibility of being removed from office, urged his boss to set aside any grievances for the sake of peace in the country. […]
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua is said to be banking on the services of about 20 law firms that will defend him against 11 charges contained in the motion seeking his ouster at Parliament. The DP who has gone under in the last five days is said to have been meeting the lawyers in a bid […]
After weeks of speculation, a motion to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua was filed in Parliament on Tuesday. Some 291 members of Parliament signed the impeachment motion, well beyond the 117 threshold. Drawn from the ruling Kenya Kwanza coalition and Azimio la Umoja, the lawmakers united and signed the motion. However, some 54 legislators had […]
Mr Gachagua warned President Ruto against betrayal and maintained it comes with consequences.
Kenya is no stranger to political turmoil, and the current situation is no different. Two years into office, President William Ruto’s fallout with Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has reached a boiling point. Political insiders have hinted at a brewing storm, with impeachment plans against Gachagua gaining momentum. The alliance between Ruto and opposition leader Raila […]
Should the motion find its way to the National Assembly, Barasa, an ally of President William Ruto, will require 233 votes to pass.
DP Rigathi Gachagua doubts President William Ruto’s chances for re-election in 2027. According to Gachagua, Ruto will struggle to gather even 2 million votes without the Kikuyu vote. The deputy president believes Ruto is gambling with his political future as the next election approaches. Unlike in 2022, when Ruto confidently relied on Kikuyu’s support, his […]
