The Kenyan senate has voted to impeach Vice President Rigathi Gachagua.
Kenyan Deputy President Rigathi GachaguaThe lawmakers voted Thursday evening despite a plea from Paul Muite, Gachagua’s lawyer, to postpone the proceedings.
According to Muite, Gachagua was hospitalised after falling very sick hours before the vote was set to hold.The lawmakers impeached the vice president after his health kept him away from the hearing.At least 53 senators voted to uphold the first charge.
In June, Gachagua blamed the head of the intelligence agency for not properly briefing President William Ruto and the government over the magnitude of mass protests against unpopular tax hikes.In total, 281 MPs voted in favour of the ouster motion against 44. One MP abstained from voting.If Gachagua does not petition the vote in court, the impeachment paves the way for the nomination and subsequent replacement by Ruto, who has yet to publicly comment on the development.
The impeached deputy president has repeatedly insisted that the proceedings were a “political witch hunt” and vowed to defend himself.
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