Kenya’s parliament is poised to vote on Tuesday on the potential impeachment of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, highlighting a growing rift within the ruling party. The 59-year-old, who serves as President William Ruto’s deputy, faces accusations from lawmakers of corruption, undermining the government, and engaging in ethnically divisive politics, among other charges. He became deputy president after running alongside Ruto in a tightly contested election in August 2022. These protests, sparked by unpopular tax increases, have escalated political tensions, revealing divisions between the deputy president and his boss. Should Gachagua be removed, he would be the first deputy president to be impeached under Kenya’s 2010 constitution.

Source: Nigerian Tribune October 08, 2024 13:19 UTC