Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s dethronement journey through an impeachment will begin this week and will be brought through opposition MPs, his allies have said.
In what signaled the death of the amity the two once enjoyed, Gachagua’s troops trained their guns of pro-Ruto political operatives revealing that the impeachment motion is in its final drafting stage and will be tabled by a parliamentarian from the opposition side.
Embattled United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party Secretary General Cleophas Malala claimed that the motion will be brought to parliament by MPs Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town Constituency) and his Suna East counterpart Junet Mohammed.
In his statement, Malala cautioned that the ouster of Gachagua will also affect the re-election of Ruto and urged him to block the process.
Speaking during a dedication service of PEFA Church Cathedral in Thika town, Gachagua cronies warned that expelling him will be detrimental to the social-economic and political stability of the country.
Gachagua buddies present among them senators Karungo Thang’wa (Kiambu), Joe Nyutu (Murang’a), MPs Gathoni Wamuchomba (Githunguri), James Gakuya (Embakasi North), Mejja Donk (Embakasi Central), George Koimburi (Juja) and nominated MP Theresiah Wanjiru rallied Ruto against humiliating his deputy.
While referencing Proverbs 17:13-15 that “Evil will never leave the house of one who pays back evil for good. Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so, drop the matter before a dispute breaks out. Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent—the Lord detests them both”, the politicians said Gachagua has been effective in the execution of his mandates and that overthrowing him will affect the Kenya Kwanza service delivery.
The politicians urged the Head of State to crack the whip and end the political friction with his deputy, noting that Gachagua’s loyalty to him has even seen the DP arrested.
They went on to claim that Ruto will be sponsoring Gachagua’s impeachment motion and urged him to stop the scheme for the betterment of the country.
The senators’ sentiments were echoed by MP Wamuchomba who warned Ruto that any schemes to dethrone his deputy would see Mt Kenya region revolt against him come 2027.
When he rose to address adherents in the packed church, Gachagua revealed that he has been meaninglessly harassed, warning that the direction the Kenya Kwanza government has taken will irreparably crumble their house.
Despite having been Ruto’s biggest cheerleader, Gachagua’s bad blood with his boss is no longer in hiding and his recent mistreatment claims points to the DP’s possible last kicks in the current administration.
Pundits argue that Gachagua is laying grounds to secure his political space in the next government after having noticed that he may not be picked as Ruto’s running mate in the next elections.
