Mutuse’s impeachment poll support has ignited fresh debate in Kenya’s post-impeachment echo chamber, as vocal MP Mwengi Mutuse predicted a hypothetical survey would reveal widespread relief among citizens over Rigathi Gachagua’s ouster as Deputy President, framing the December 2024 Senate verdict as a long-overdue purge of divisive politics.
“If a poll were done today, asking, ‘How many Kenyans support Mutuse for impeaching Gachagua?’, you’d be surprised that many Kenyans are happy that Rigathi Gachagua is no longer their Deputy President,” Mutuse declared during a fiery radio interview on NTV, his words slicing through the static like a matatu horn in the morning rush, tapping into a national pulse still throbbing from the impeachment saga that toppled the Rift Valley firebrand amid charges of ethnic incitement and fiscal fumbles.
Mutuse, the 38-year-old Eastern Kenya native whose street-smart takedowns have made him a darling of Gen Z agitators, didn’t mince his metaphors.
From his perch in Kisumu’s bustling markets, where murals of Raila Odinga still loom large, he painted Gachagua’s fall as a “people’s exhale” – a release from the ethnic barbs that once fuelled Mt Kenya’s loyalty but fractured the republic’s fragile unity.
“Rigathi’s ‘Wanjiku’ whispers were code for wedge-driving; now, with Kindiki’s steady hand, we’re breathing easier,” he added, nodding to the Tharaka Nithi lawyer who’s quietly mended fences since his August swearing-in.
The activist’s poll prophecy isn’t idle chatter; it’s backed by whispers from recent Infotrak surveys showing Ruto’s approval rebounding to 45% post-impeachment, with urban youth citing Gachagua’s exit as a “fresh start” amid stalled hustler promises.
The impeachment itself was a spectacle worthy of a Luo opera: Gachagua, 59 and unbowed in his Karen redoubt, stormed out of the Senate chamber mid-vote, decrying it as a “deep state dagger.”.
But Mutuse sees vindication in the verdict – 46 senators sealing his fate on counts like undermining the presidency and stoking tribal fires during 2024’s tax revolts. “Kenyans aren’t buying the victim act; they’re celebrating the cleanup,” he quipped.
Even in the tea-scented hills of Nyeri, where Gachagua’s Kalenjin charm once charmed voters, barbershop banter turns bittersweet: “He spoke our pain but poisoned the pot,” confided one elder over a fresh fade.
“Support for the impeachment isn’t tribal; it’s tired-of-the-toxicity,” he emphasised, urging informal surveys from the community to capture the quiet consensus.