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Kenyans will have a new Deputy President by Saturday this week should the Senate uphold Rigathi Gachaguaโs impeachment tomorow.
Sources intimated to The Standard yesterday that the name of Gachaguaโs successor is set to be tabled before the National Assembly on Thursday night as soon as a ruling on his fate is communicated by Senate Speaker Amason Kingi.
With all indications that the Senate will vote to impeach DP Gachagua tomorrow, after the Courts denied the second-in- command a much needed lifeline, the National Assembly is then expected to hold a special sitting on Friday for the consideration of the name to be nominated by President William Ruto.
โWe are having a special sitting on Friday to approve the new Deputy President. We expect that Chief Justice Martha Koome will be swearing in Gachaguaโs successor by Saturday,โ said the insider.
This was also corroborated by another lawmaker who explained that a motion calling for the convening of special sitting on Friday is expected to be tabled before the National Assembly today.
โYou wait for tomorrow (today), a motion will be introduced for the holding of a special sitting on Friday. By Saturday there will be a new Deputy President in the city,โ he explained.
Likely contenders to take over from Gachagua include Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki who is touted as the favourite having garnered the support of majority MPs and cited as opinion polls as the front runner, Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru , Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi as well as Laikipia East MP, Mwangi Kiunjuri.
According to the Constitution, when a vacancy in the office of the Deputy President arises, President William Ruto is expected to nominate a person to fill the vacancy, and the National Assembly shall vote on the nomination within sixty days after receiving it.
This means that there is nothing barring President Ruto from announcing Gachaguaโs replacement within the first hour after the Senateโs decision- should it uphold his ouster- and nothing stops the House from considering and approving the nomineeโs name on the first of the provided sixty days.
Leader of Majority Kimani Ichungwah also hinted that the National Assembly was ready to dispense with the DP impeachment matter as quickly as possible.
โI am going to finish this issue of impeachment next week so we can get another Deputy President that will not bring us issues of shame, one that will not incite us along tribal lines and one who wont come between us and development, โsaid Ichungwah on Monday.
At the same time, the Senate yesterday made public the impeachment proceedings schedule that will guide Gachaguaโs ouster process for the two daysโฆCLICK HERE TO READ MORE ARTICLES>>>
