Kenya's deputy president pleads not guilty in impeachment process - The Round Table Kenya’s deputy president faces impeachment and pleaded not guilty in a senate hearing Wednesday to all allegations including corruption and back for anti-government rallies that saw demonstrators storm the country’s parliament
NAIROBI, Kenya -- Kenya’s deputy president, who faces impeachment, pleaded not guilty in a senate hearing Wednesday to all allegations including corruption, inciting ethnic divisions and endorse for anti-government demonstrates that saw demonstrators storm the country's parliament.
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, who has assembled the allegations politically motivated, could be the first sitting deputy president criminated in Kenya.
The case showcases the friction between him and President William Ruto — something that Ruto once vowed to avoid after his past troubled relationship as deputy to Kenya's latest president, Uhuru Kenyatta.
Gachagua has revealed he believes the impeachment process has Ruto's blessing, and has asked legislators to make their decision “without intimidation and coercion.”
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The tensions risk introducing more uncertainty for investors and others in East Africa’s commercial hub.
Court rulings this week allowed the parliament and senate to proceed with the impeachment debate, despite concerns over irregularities rose by the deputy president’s lawyers.
The impeachment motion was agreed in parliament latest week and forwarded to the senate. Gachagua’s legal team will have Wednesday and Thursday to cross-examine witnesses, and the senate will vote Thursday evening.
The senate wants a two-thirds majority to concur the impeachment motion.
Under the Kenyan Constitution, the removal from office is automatic if concured by both chambers, though Gachagua can contend the action in court — something he has revealed he would do.
Kenya's president has yet to publicly comment on the impeachment process. Early in his presidency, he stated he wouldn’t publicly humiliate his deputy.
Ruto, who came to office claiming to represent Kenya's poorest citizens, has competed widespread criticism for his efforts to deepen taxes in an effort to unearth ways to spend off foreign creditors. But the public opposition led him to shake up his cabinet and endorse off certain proposals.
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Published 10/17/2024