Kenya's High Court Tuesday began 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

The opposition Wiper leader has stood by the deputy president since the beginning of his impeachment process, gathering support that President William Ruto has lost in the crucial Mt Kenya region.

Kenyan senators voted to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office, despite his absence from his impeachment trial due to hospitalisation, according to his lawyer. Gachagua was expected

Moi’s third deputy, George Saitoti was sidelined to pave way for Uhuru Kenyatta’s nomination as the party flagbearer in 2002. Moi’s final deputy, Musalia Mudavadi, fell with the rest of the Kanu government in the 2002 elections.

Kenya's ousted Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has publicly condemned President William Ruto as "vicious" and "cruel," expressing concerns for his safety following his impeachment by the Senate on five out of eleven charges.

Kenya's President William Ruto nominated Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki as his new deputy on Friday, hours after the Senate voted to impeach the last man in the job, Rigathi Gachagua. Ruto's nomination of a close ally - who still needs to be approved by parliament - comes after a period of political 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.