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Kenyan Parliament Removes Deputy President From Office in Historic Impeachment Trial

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Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua of Kenya has been impeached by the Senate on five of eleven charges. The vote exceeded the required two-thirds majority, with 54 senators voting in favor on the first count and a total of 282 votes in the National Assembly last week. This is the first time a deputy president has been removed from office under the 2010 constitution. Gachagua failed to testify in his defense, citing chest pains and a request to postpone his appearance, leading his defense team to leave the chamber. His downfall is reportedly a result of a bitter falling out with President Ruto.

  1. KE
    Amason Kingi
    1. The Senate has resolved to remove from office, by impeachment, his excellency Rigathi Gachagua, the deputy president of the Republic of Kenya.
    2. Accordingly his excellency Rigathi Gachagua ceases to hold office.
  2. KE
    Rigathi Gachagua
    1. Let's preach and maintain peace irrespective of the outcome. Kenya is our country.
    2. President William Ruto and I have been calling out senior government officials when they fall short of expectations. The director-general is no exception; he is not above the law and is accountable to the people of Kenya for his performance.
    3. This is what we call political deceit, conmanship and betrayal.
  3. KE
    Dan Gikonyo
    Karen Hospital
    1. Stress can cause heart problems and the DP is definitely in a lot of stress.

sources

  1. 1.BBC
  2. 2.Daily Sabah
  3. 3.Al Jazeera
  4. 4.France 24
  5. 5.CTV News
  6. 6.The Guardian
  7. 7.Le Monde
  8. 8.Reuters
  9. 9.Agence France-Presse

perspectives

  1. 1.Ethnic tensions
  2. 2.Constitution
  3. 3.Kenya under William Ruto

countries

  1. 1.KenyaKE

organizations

  1. 1.Kikuyu
  2. 2.Karen Hospital
  3. 3.South Korean National Intelligence ServiceKR

persons

  1. 1.Rigathi GachaguaKE
  2. 2.William RutoKE
  3. 3.Kithure Kindiki
  4. 4.Dan GikonyoKE
  5. 5.Amason KingiKE
  6. 6.Anne Waiguru
  7. 7.Musalia Mudavadi
  8. 8.Uhuru Kenyatta
  9. 9.Elisha Ongoya
  10. 10.Raila Odinga
  11. 11.Brian Inganga
  12. 12.Jewel Kiriungi

technicals

  1. 1.Kasarani Stadium
  2. 2.Long Wave
Kenyan Parliament Removes Deputy President From Office in Historic Impeachment Trial