Impeachment round-up

Hundreds of Nyeri residents from the six constituencies turned up in large numbers to oppose the removal of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office through impeachment. 

The residents who had converged at the Nyeri Cultural hall said they will only support a motion to impeach both President Dr William Ruto and his Deputy. They also said that they had also turned out in large numbers to ensure that the Mount Kenya region is not bungled out of government.

“We have unanimously decided that if Rigathi is impeached, the president should also go home. If Rigathi is a thief, we also know the president has committed bigger offences than his Deputy and he should lead the way. No Rigathi! No Ruto!”Said Samuel King’ori. 

At one point chaos broke out inside the hall after it emerged that two Members of Parliament (MP’S) from the County were planning to interfere with the public participation session. The angry residents accompanied by Ward Representatives stormed out of the hall and marched to the two venues where the bribery is alleged to have been taking place.

It is alleged that Mathira Member of Parliament, Eric Wamumbi and his counterpart from Nyeri Nyeri Town, Duncan Mathenge, had printed and distributed fake public views template forms that members of the public were supposed to sign. The two are also accused of bribing the residents in an attempt to block them from getting to the venue.

Efforts by the Nyeri Deputy County Commissioner, Joseph Mwangi fell on deaf ears as the mob walked out with a promise of resuming the exercise after chasing away the two MPs.

Busia

By David Amodoi/Catherine Ochieng’ 

The motion to impeach the Deputy President, Rigathi Gachagua was received with mixed reactions.

A section of the residents who turned up for the Public Participation at Busia Social hall said that both the President and his Deputy should be impeached because they were elected on one ticket of Presidency.

 Ashley Abdullah, another resident, blamed the Deputy President for promoting tribalism among Kenyans.

‘He concentrates only on the Mount Kenya region rather than the other regions,’ she said adding that  the Deputy President should ask Kenyans for forgiveness for practicing tribalism Ashley says that Kenyans should not be divided hence she supports the impeachment.

Shamim Kaunda a resident and a youth from Burumba Ward said that the government should be concentrating on improving the economy and creation of job opportunities rather than the impeachment.

Migori

By Geoffrey Makokha

The Vice Chairperson of the National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) John Okinda has said that the country is at the political crossroads with the impeachment of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.

Okinda who spoke at the Migori PEFA Church said that the impeachment process has raised the political temperatures in the country. He, however, noted that the church has been praying and will continue doing so to ensure unity and harmony prevalences.

He said that the country has just come out of the G-Zee protects that decried corruption, ethnicity, bad governance, intolerance and lack of uttermost respect to the rule of law.

Okinda said that as the National Assembly prosecutes the 11points allegations against the Deputy President, Kenyans should and must remain honest, truthful and nonpartisans throughout the public participation process that is currently happening across the 290 constituencies to ouster Gachagua.

“It’s time for great reflection and soul searching, and it’s my prayer that the two houses of the National Assembly and the Senate will discharge their mandate without ill will and prejudice in defining the feat of Deputy President,” said Okinda.