Nearly 250 Members of Parliament have signed to support Gachagua’s Impeachment Motion before the date of presentation of the motion after Speaker Moses Wetangula’s approval.
According to latest reports, Kimilli MP Didmus Barasa has announced that he will sponsor an impeachment motion against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and he has collected 242 signatures to back his motion against the Deputy President.
“I am the sponsor of the impeachment motion against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. So far, I have received 242 signatures, and an additional six MPs are awaiting their turn to sign,” said the vocal ally of President William Ruto.
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For the motion to be approved by Speaker Moses Wetangula to be tabled in parliament, the sponsor of the motion has to get support of atleast 177 MPs through signatures of approval before presenting it to the Speaker’s office.
Barasa further claimed that he was to present the motion to the speaker for approcal in the hope that the date of Gachagua’s Impeachment motion will be scheduled for debate on Tuesday following after its approval by Speaker Moses Wetangula.
“I will present the impeachment motion on the floor of the House. By the end of today (Thursday 26th September) I will submit the signatures to the Speaker’s office. It will then be up to the Speaker to consider the motion next week and communicate its receipt, after which I will do my best to advocate for it on the House floor.”
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According to Article 150 of the Constitution, a Deputy President can be impeached for gross violations of the Constitution, suspicion of committing a crime, or gross misconduct with more details about the basis of Gachagua’s Impeachment yet to be made public.