Details Emerge Of Night Meeting To Plot DP’s Ouster

The plan to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua appears to have reached a fever pitch, as some members of parliament have confirmed appending their signatures to support the impeachment motion....CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE

It has emerged that President William Ruto’s allies convened a meeting on Tuesday night at a Nairobi hotel to discuss a strategy for the impeachment process. NTV has established that at least 30 members of parliament attended the meeting, chaired by Senate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot.

NTV has also learned that charges against Gachagua, on which the motion will be anchored, have already been prepared and the motion will be tabled on the floor of the House as early as this week or next week.

Although NTV has not independently confirmed who will issue the notice of motion, insiders have disclosed that the charges Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua will face on the floor of the House include violations of the Constitution and related laws, gross misconduct, and abuse of office.

Some of Gachagua’s alleged offences that have rattled legislators include his controversial statement on the shareholding in the Kenya Kwanza government, alleged divisive politics—where Gachagua has been vocal in pushing for the interests of the Mt. Kenya region—and breaching the Secrecy Act and undermining the collective responsibility of the Cabinet.

Additionally, Gachagua’s direct attack on National Intelligence Service Director General Noordin Haji during the anti-government protests, where youth breached Parliament, has also landed the Deputy President in hot water. The MPs feel that his actions compromised Kenya’s security interests.

National Assembly Deputy Majority Leader Owen Baya has confirmed that signature collection is ongoing and that the motion will be tabled in due course.

“We have built a watertight case that even a judge will not be able to overturn. He won’t even get a second chance. His activities over the weekend went overboard,” Baya said.

He added, “this is a bipartisan approach, where members from across the aisle are in support. Everybody is saying he needs to respect the President. Even those sympathetic to him have abandoned him; he will only be left with former MPs.”

On the other hand, it is reported that the Deputy President also held a meeting with his allies at his official residence in Karen to drum up support to scuttle the impeachment process.

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