Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua faces a critical moment as the Senate commences hearings on his proposed impeachment.
The 67-member body has allocated two days to deliberate and determine Gachagua’s fate following the National Assembly’s passage of the impeachment motion. As Gachagua prepares to defend himself before the Senate, his tenure as Kenya’s second-in-command hangs in the balance. The potential removal of Gachagua has sparked intense political manoeuvring. Sources close to the matter suggest that his replacement could be named before Mashujaa Day on October 20, though the National Assembly would need to conduct approval hearings before the new deputy president could be sworn in.
If the Senate confirms his impeachment, Gachagua would make history as the first deputy leader to be removed from office by Parliament. Gachagua’s political survival hinges on securing the support of at least 23 senators. His removal would be confirmed if a minimum of 45 senators vote to uphold any of the 11 charges against him. The deputy president is scheduled to present his defence, including evidence and affidavits, on Thursday afternoon. His legal team has remained discreet about potential witnesses. The impeachment proceedings have exposed fissures within the ruling Kenya Kwanza alliance and the opposition Azimio coalition.
Some Mount Kenya politicians who initially supported Gachagua’s removal in the National Assembly are reportedly reconsidering their positions due to concerns about the succession dynamics. The prospect of Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki as a potential replacement has influenced voting patterns, particularly among MPs from Mount Kenya East. An impeachment verdict would have far-reaching consequences for Gachagua, potentially barring him from public service for life under leadership and integrity laws. In response, he has pursued multiple legal avenues to block the proceedings.
However, recent court rulings have declined to intervene, citing the principle of separation of powers and the need to allow independent government institutions to function without hindrance. The charges against Gachagua include allegations of corruption, practising ethnically divisive politics, and undermining the government. He stands accused of acquiring properties through illicit means, though he maintains that much of the property in question belonged to his late brother’s estate. Gachagua, known colloquially as “Riggy G,” has dismissed the allegations as “outrageous” and “sheer propaganda.”
GaChagua is NOT the ONLY…
GaChagua is NOT the ONLY Rotten apple in KENYAn LeaderShip(s). We have Bigger Rotten Apples that Need to Go too; even Sentenced to Death or Life in Prison.
As Kenyans face Gachagua…
As Kenyans face Gachagua impeachment, we must look at this impeachment as very important to our nation.It will be the first of it’s kind in history.
It has exposed alot about how our so called” government” has been operating since colonialism.
It has put all our politicians on Gachagua’s scale in the eyes of the public.
In the eyes and hearts of Kenyans, all politicians are being weighed on the same scale that they have put the Deputy President.
If the Deputy President is found wanting and judged, so will all politicians be judged in the eyes of Kenyans.
Kenya will have moved a huge step in the right direction. Not by removing the Deputy President but by degrading the value :
1. Of the parliament
2. Of political systems
3. Of voting
4. Of promises; Only actions will rule Kenya not empty promises
5. The value of money
6. Of churches
7. No trust of old systems.
8. All tricks used by old politicians will have evaporated in the eyes of Kenyans.
9. Empty talk of ” Development” will lose meaning.
10. Empty talks of “jobs” will loose meaning.
Kenyan is ushering in a new beginning.
A new life of value.
When the Deputy leaves his seat, alot of trust of old systems will leave with him. That is not his plan, but the ” Law of unintended consequences” will take effect.
Let us keep watching this space.
The word ” tribalism” will also loose meaning or have a new definition.
The word corruption will mean ” theft” of public resources.
The word ” Development” in Kenya will change its meaning.
Wealth will only be valuable if it is rightfully acquired.
Propaganda will have no place in Kenya.
Kenyan politicians have levelled the ground- with the impeachment of the Deputy President.
Politicians will now be real employees of the public or be fired.
Let us watch Gachagua’s impeachment both with political and spiritual eyes and watch the value of money eroded.