The National Assembly has impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
In a historic vote on Tuesday evening, 281 MPs supported the impeachment motion, with 44 opposing and one abstaining.
The Special Motion, tabled by Kibwezi West MP Mwengi Mutuse, listed 11 charges against Gachagua, including gross constitutional violations, undermining the President and Cabinet, weakening devolution, and attacking judicial independence by publicly criticizing a judge.
Other allegations included making inciteful statements, committing economic crimes, spreading false and divisive remarks, insubordinating the President, and bullying State and public officers.
Before the vote, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua appeared before the National Assembly, defending himself for two hours against the allegations.
He dismissed the accusations as “outrageous and baseless propaganda” designed to tarnish his reputation and remove him from office.
Gachagua condemned the impeachment proceedings, calling them the “most shameful act” in the history of the House. He accused legislators of trying to oust a democratically elected leader based on fabrications.
The motion will now move to the Senate for further consideration. For the impeachment to succeed, it must garner the support of at least two-thirds of the members in both the National Assembly and the Senate, excluding nominated members.
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