Impeachment of Rigathi Gachagua: Senate to consider impeachment of Kenyan vice president

The Senate expected to soon announce the resolution on the proposed impeachment of Kenya’s vice president.

This came after the majority of Members of Parliament (MPs) adopted an 11-count impeachment motion that voted to dismiss the vice president, Rigathi Gachagua.

On Tuesday night, National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula announced that 282 MPs supported the impeachment motion, while 44 MPs opposed the motion, one MP was neutral.

The speaker of the House did not send the lawmakers’ decision to the upper chamber and lawmakers hope to investigate the allegations against the vice president and defend or reject the impeachment motion.

The combative vice president is accused of corruption, undermining the government and claims he promotes ethnically divisive policies.

If two-thirds of the senators approve the charges, Gachagua will lose his position and will not be able to hold any public office in the future.

Lawmakers accuse Rigathi Gachagua, saying he practices ethnically divisive policies and undermines the government.

They also accuse him of acquiring properties through corrupt means. Dems claim the assets and gada were worth 5.2 billion Kenyan shillings ($40 million, £31 million) in two years, unexplained wealth.

However, the vice president, who is a wealthy businessman, is clear that most of the houses and land belong to his late brother’s estate.

Those supporting the allegations allege that Rigathi Gachagua was involved in the June anti-government demonstrations – which turned deadly.

Additionally, lawmakers wrote 11 charges against the vice president that were presented to the Senate.

Part of the charges include:

The 59-year-old politician, known as “Riggy G”, does not describe the allegations against him as “outrageous” and “pure propaganda”.

Gachagua does not deny any wrongdoing due to the recent fallout with President William Ruto.

In a televised speech on Monday, he condemned Mwengi Mutuse, the MP who drafted the motion, calling it “shameful and sensational”.

“I am innocent of all these charges,” Gachagua said.

“I have no intention of resigning from this job. I will fight until the end.”

And he defends the controversial renovation of the capital’s official residence.

Gachagua went to court several times to stop the impeachment process, but failed.

On Sunday, Gachagua bin pleaded with President William Ruto and MPs to forgive any wrongdoing during his time in office.

Later, I am clear that I apologize and do not admit guilt.

Ruto has never publicly commented on the impeachment movement, but he is on record in the early days of his presidency and said I will not publicly humiliate my deputy.

For this specific case, a total of 291 deputies, more than the 117 required by the constitution, signed the motion to begin impeachment in early October.

Di Motion bin lists 11 grounds for impeachment, which include accusations that Gachagua amassed assets worth 5.2 billion Kenyan shillings ($40 million, £31 million) in two years of unexplained wealth.

When deputies want to make big decisions, the constitution says they must consult the public first.

According to a parliamentary report, they receive more than 200,000 responses as part of this process – of which 65% support Gachagua’s impeachment, while almost 34% oppose the change.

For the motion to be approved, the support of at least two-thirds of the members of the National Assembly and the Senate, in addition to the members nominated for the day, will be required.

According to the constitution, there are reasons to remove the vice president from office; due to physical or mental incapacity to perform the duties of the position; or about impeachment.

For the constitution of Kenya, in order for lawmakers to impeach or remove the vice president, they must not do the following;

According to Kenya’s constitution, within fourteen days the position of vice president becomes vacant, the president will nominate a person to fill the vacancy and the National Assembly will vote on the appointment within sixty days of them receiving the person’s name.

Bifor and they were elected MPs for 2017, many pipo no too sabi wey will in five short years, rise to become Kenya’s second-in-command.

Only a few people outside the Gachagua Central Constituency in Kenya do not hear about me or my style of politics.

Gachagua has been caught in the spotlight in the run-up to the 2022 elections and has strongly opposed President Uhuru Kenyatta’s selection as preferred successor.

Ruto chose Gachagua as his running mate in the 2022 elections when he defeated former prime minister Raila Odinga in a hotly contested election.

Gachagua comes from the vote-rich Mount Kenya region and helps support Ruto.

Gachagua, a wealthy businessman from the vote-rich Mount Kenya region.

He comes from the Kikuyu community, the largest ethnic group in the country, while President Ruto is from Kalenjin, an ethnic group that belongs to the Rift Valley.

These two communities were at loggerheads after the 2007 elections – ethnic violence led to the deaths of 1,200 people across the country.

Bifor and became vice president of Kenya, the police raided Gachagua’s house and arrested me in connection with a corruption and money laundering case.

Dem drops charges after targeting and Ruto bin takes power after 2022 elections.

In 1989, then-Vice President Josephat Karanja bin resigned from his post and faced a similar motion.