A censorship motion against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has finally made its wah to Senate amid controversy surrounding his impeachment
According to reports, Tana River Senator Danson Mungatana has filed a censorship motion against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua over what he termed as unacceptable conduct.
Mungatana further claimed that the deputy president’s conduct has been wanting given the office he holds and that he has a constitutional obligation to adhere to the general leadership and integrity code for state officers.
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“Article 260 of the constitution categorizes the deputy president as a state officer whose conduct and behaviours shall abide by the provisions of Article 75 of the Constitution of Kenya and the general leadership and integrity code for state officers contained in the Leadership and Integrity Act.”
In his motion, Senator Mungatana argued that the holder of the office of the deputy president is mandated to be the principal assistant to the president whose office is a symbol of national unity.
As such, the holder of the office of the deputy president is bound by the constitution to respect the office of the presidency to promote the unity of the country.
In the petition, Senator Mungatana claimed that since his assumption to the office of the Deputy President, Gachagua has made utterances among others regarding employment opportunities to Kenyans in the public service, allocation of resources to the devolved units and incitement of a section of Kenyans to disobey lawful directives by some county governments.
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The senator, therefore, wants Gachagua to undergo a censure because his public utterances have heightened tensions among ethnic communities in Kenya and termed the conduct of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua as being against the national values and principles of governance