Nairobi, Kenya, October 18- Rigathi Gachagua’s time as Deputy President came to a dramatic close after the Senate voted to impeach him, marking a pivotal moment in Kenya’s political landscape.
As the Senate session ended on Thursday, October 17, lawmakers had considered 11 charges laid against Gachagua in the impeachment motion.
Five of these charges were upheld, exceeding the two-thirds majority needed to sustain at least one accusation against a public official.
This landmark ruling, later published in the official gazette, made Gachagua the first Deputy President to be impeached while in office.
The 5 charges included:
- Gross Violation of Articles 10 (2)(a), (b), (c), 27 (4), 73 (1)(a), (2)(b), 75 (1)(c), 129 (2), 147 (1), 131 (2)(c), and (d)
- Violation of Article 160 (1) on the independence of judges
- Violation of Articles 3 (1) and 148 (5)(a) regarding oath of office
- Committing crimes under National Cohesion and Integration Act
- Misconduct by undermining the National Security Intelligence Service
