Impeachment of Kenya’s Deputy President Could Signal Further Turmoil
It’s the first impeachment under the country’s new Constitution, but some are now calling for a similar move against President William Ruto.
Kenya court hears challenge to deputy leader's impeachment
Kenya's High Court began on Tuesday hearing a legal bid by impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to overturn his ouster in a political saga that has plunged the upper echelons of Kenyan
Kenya senate votes to remove deputy president from office by impeachment
Kenya's senate voted to dismiss Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office by impeachment on five out of 11 charges levelled against him on Thursday, in an unprecedented move that risks pushing the country towards a political crisis.
The man lined up to be Kenya's next deputy president
The man who was the face of the Kenyan government in the aftermath of the police’s deadly crackdown on recent anti-tax protests is set to become the country’s next deputy president. Parliament has approved the nomination of the softly spoken Kithure Kindiki to fill the vacant role,
Kenya’s deputy president pleads not guilty in impeachment process
Kenya’s deputy president faces impeachment and pleaded not guilty in a senate hearing Wednesday to all allegations including corruption and support for anti-government protests that saw demonstrators storm the country’s parliament.
Kenya's deputy president 'very sick' in hospital, lawyer says
A lawyer representing Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in his impeachment hearing told the Senate on Thursday that the politician was "very sick" and in hospital, after he failed to attend proceedings.
The Possible Successors To Kenya's Ousted Deputy President
Kenyan President William Ruto has 14 days to nominate a new deputy after the historic impeachment of Rigathi Gachagua.
Kenya’s president nominates interior minister as new deputy but high court orders halt to process
Kenya’s president has nominated the country’s interior minister as his new deputy. The nomination came hours after Rigathi Gachagua was overwhelmingly voted out as deputy president in an impeachment motion tabled in parliament over allegations of corruption and ethnic division.
Kenyan deputy president ousted, but accountability for corruption remains elusive
If Kenyan Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua's removal on charges of stirring ethnic hatred and undermining judicial independence was unprecedented, aspects of the Senate's verdict late Thursday were very familiar to close watchers of the country's politics.
What Kenyan youth make of deputy president's sacking
Kenyan senators voted to remove the deputy president, Rigathi Gachagua, from office
Kenya Assembly Annuls Deputy President Vote, to Redo Manually
The speaker of Kenya’s National Assembly annulled a vote to approve Interior Secretary Kithure Kindiki as the new deputy president, saying lawmakers will redo the process manually.
Kenya's Impeached Deputy President Says His Security Withdrawn, Safety at Risk
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's impeached deputy president, Rigathi Gachagua, said on Sunday his security protection team had ...
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Rigathi Gachagua Insists He's Still Deputy President Despite Impeachment
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has insisted that he remains the deputy president of Kenya despited the nomination of CS ...
Kenya's Parliament Removes the Deputy President From Office in an Impeachment Trial
Kenya’s Senate has voted to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office in an impeachment trial on corruption and ...
Kenyan court blocks deputy president appointment hours after Ruto picks ally
Kenyan President William Ruto chose Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki as his new deputy on Friday, but a court blocked his ...