As the plot to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua continues to thicken, the second in command on Saturday told off President William Ruto against instigating his ouster.[β¦]CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLEβΆ
Speaking at a rally in Mwea, Kirinyaga County, the deputy president accused the Head of State of inciting parliamentarians to impeach him against the will of the Kenyan people.
While affirming his stand, DP Gachagua took a swipe at MPs stating that he would not be intimidated by mere threats of impeachment.
According to Gachagua, the lawmakers had no jurisdiction over his impeachment since he was elected by the Kenyan people.
βIf Ruto is tired of Mt Kenya votes he should tell us, let him stop telling Members of Parliament to impeach me,” DP Gachagua stated.
βI will not be intimidated. They are calling for my resignation, I will not allow it, I was given the job by the Kenyan people,” he added.
The Deputy President further cautioned President Ruto against betraying the Mt Kenya voters, claiming that if it was not for him (Gachagua), the Head of State would not have received votes from the region.
Gachagua’s sentiments comes against the backdrop of plans by a section of Kenya Kwanza and Azimio lawmakers to table an impeachment motion against him.
However, the move faces potential hurdles after a Kenyan on Friday moved to court seeking orders to stop MPs from tabling a motion to impeach the Head of State.
The youth leader in his petition claimed that there was no constitutional framework guiding the impeachment of a deputy president.
According to the petitioner, impeaching Gachagua would destabilise the functions of the Executive and consequently hamper the country’s development.
“We cannot allow the less fortunate, the people who are working for us to be impeached unconstitutionally. We will not allow the Executive to be weakened,” the petitioner claimed.
“I have filed a petition against this injustice which is about to happen in the parliament. My petition says there is no impeachment model of the deputy presidentβ¦CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ARTICLES>>>
