Kenya: What Next After MPs Approved Rigathi Gachagua’s Impeachment Motion

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua was dealt a blow on Tuesday, October 8, as his worst fears were confirmed after 281 members of the National Assembly voted to impeach him. Only 44 defended the embattled DP.

In a process that officially got rolling on October 1 courtesy of Kibwezi West MP Mwengi Mutuse, a motion which listed 11 grounds for impeachment was tabled before the National Assembly for MPs to scrutinise.

With the number of MPs who voted surpassing 233 MPs, the threshold required to…