Nairobi and Mt Kenya Members of Parliament allied with Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua have alleged a renewed plan by a section of the Keny Kwanza lawmakers to oust the DP.
The lawmakers say the Kenya Kwanza leadership in the National Assembly has already received an impeachment motion against the second in command. According to reports, the ouster motion could be tabled before Parliament as early as next week.
The reports further suggest that over fifty lawmakers from the United Democratic Alliance (UDA), the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), Wiper Party, and Independent parties met on Monday night in a bid to stop Gachagua’s ouster.
According to Githunguri MP Gathoni Wamuchomba, the power to impeach the deputy president was with the electorate.
“Gachagua can only be impeached by the electorate. It is the Kenyan people who have the authority of giving individual power and even withdrawing the power from them,” the Githunguri MP says.
The latest plot to impeach Gachagua comes barely a week after more than 48 legislators from the Mt Kenya region expressed their support for Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki.
Previously, leaders in Azimio had revealed they would oppose any attempts to impeach the Deputy President and vowed they would vote against such a motion if it is tabled in Parliament.
