The country is currently experiencing tension due to the alliance of MPs with Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, who says an impeachment motion against President William Ruto is ready; he is just waiting for the impeachment of his deputy, Rigathi Gachagua.
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s allies have prepared an impeachment motion against President William Ruto in the event that she is impeached.
They cite unbridled corruption, extrajudicial killings, abductions, fake projects, and police brutalities as the grounds for their claims.
If the impeachment succeeds, many expect DP Gachagua to launch both a political and legal defence.
Kimili MP Didmus Baraza made a statement this week that he had obtained enough signatures to support the effort to remove Deputy President (DP) Rigathi Gachagua from office.
On 1st October, Parliament may launch an impeachment petition against Gachagua, provided that Kenyan President William Ruto does not intervene in the matter at a later time.
MPs pushing for Mr. Gachagua’s impeachment accuse him of several offences, such as supporting ethnically divisive policies, undermining the president, and participating in the anti-government rebellion that took place between June and July and led to Parliament’s overthrow.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has recommended the prosecution of four of the DP’s allies, including two members of parliament from Nairobi, for charges related to the revolt that initially started with street protests over tax rises.
In a statement on Thursday, Mr. Gachagua claimed that the Department of Criminal Investigation’s (DCI) investigation of his staff and associates was politically motivated and part of an impeachment plot.
Each of the two chambers of Parliament, the National Assembly and the Senate, will need to have at least two-thirds of its members vote in favour of the impeachment resolution to remove the DP from office.
A member of parliament (MP) submitted a vote of no confidence against Dr. Josephat Karanja, who was serving as Kenya’s vice president at the time, for allegedly undermining Daniel Arap Moi, who was serving as president at the time.
Dr. Karanja, who had previously held the positions of vice chancellor at the University of Nairobi and Kenya’s first ambassador to Britain, was compelled to step down after only one year and one month in office after his appointment.
Under the previous version of the Kenyan Constitution, the president would have terminated his employment if he hadn’t resigned.
On the other hand, the 2010 Constitution protects a DP from the president’s power to fire them.
They are confident that they can easily mobilise 233 members of parliament, or a two-thirds majority in the National Assembly, to vote in favour of the resolution, increasing the likelihood of Mr. Gachagua’s removal from office.
The MP has gathered over 300 signatures, preparing for the fateful day.
