Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua Impeached.

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has been impeached by the National Assembly.

Kibwezi West MP Mwengi Mutuse preferred 11 charges upon which MPs voted to send President William Ruto’s principal assistant packing.

The accusations include gross violation of the constitution, undermining the President, undermining devolution, irregular acquisition of wealth, publicly attacking a judge, intimidating acting Kemsa CEO, promoting ethnicity and insubordination to the President among other charges.

A total of 281 MPs voted in favour of the ouster motion against 44 who voted to save his young political career from sudden death.

One MP abstained from voting.

Only 233 MPs were needed to support the motion for Gachagua to stand impeached.

“Article 145 (2) of the constitution sets a threshold of at least two thirds of members of the National Assembly to be considered in support of a special motion for proposed removal of the Deputy President of the Republic for the motion to be carried,” Speaker Moses Wetang’ula said.

“According to the results of the decision on the motion that I have just declared, a total of 281 members being more than two thirds of the members of the National Assembly, have voted in support of the motion,” he said.

“The House will resume tomorrow morning, Wednesday, October 9, 2024, at 9.30am to resume the regular business as scheduled by the House Business Committee.”

Earlier, the DP was given a chance to defend himself against all the accusations leveled against him in the motion.

The besieged DP said he had full trust that the legislators would make the right decision.