{"id":98619,"date":"2024-10-08T09:03:27","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T09:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/10\/08\/wetangula-calls-out-gachaguas-pre-hearing-presser-terming-it-abhorrent\/"},"modified":"2024-10-08T09:03:27","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T09:03:27","slug":"wetangula-calls-out-gachaguas-pre-hearing-presser-terming-it-abhorrent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wetangula-calls-out-gachaguas-pre-hearing-presser-terming-it-abhorrent\/","title":{"rendered":"Wetangula calls out Gachagua\u2019s pre-hearing presser terming it abhorrent"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 8 \u2014 National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula has called out Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua over his Monday night news conference terming his conduct abhorrent.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Speaker reacted to the news conference that lasted well over two hours in a communication to the House on Tuesday morning saying Gachagua ditched decorum required by attempting to prosecute his defense on an impeachment motion outside Parlaiment.<\/p>\n

Kibwezi West MP Mwengi Mutuse filed the impeachment motion against Gachagua on October 1, listing eleven grounds including gross misconduct and violation of the constitution.<\/p>\n

\u201cBe that as it may I will not be the judge on this matter but permit me to say that the conduct was least to say abhorrent in the light of proceeding before this House,\u201d Wetangula directed.<\/p>\n

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The National Assembly Speaker expressed that the Deputy President ought to have exercised restraint and table his defense on the floor of the House where the lawmakers will take a vote later on Tuesday after hearing his defense.<\/p>\n

\u201cStanding orders also prohibits non-members especially persons affected by such motions when interpreted broadly. The DP ought to have exercised restrained and refrained from holding the interview,\u201d said Wetangula.<\/p>\n

Invitation to appear<\/h2>\n

Wetangula noted the House extended an invitation to Gachagua to argue his case.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe DP has [been] given an opportunity to appear before this house and give his defense on the impeachment motion in accordance with the rules of natural justice,\u201d the Speaker reminded the House.<\/p>\n

In his news conference where the Deputy President declined to field questions from the press, Gachagua slammed the charges against him as \u201coutrageous\u201d.<\/p>\n

Gachagua confirmed that he will appear in Parliament on Tuesday to defend himself against impeachment allegations.<\/p>\n

Gachagua dismissed the motion as a \u201cwell-coordinated plot by certain individuals to oust me from office.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThese are outrageous accusations that have no basis and are sheer propaganda. It has nothing to do with any breaches of the constitution,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In his address from the official residence in Karen, Gachagua used the opportunity \u201cto give my side of the story,\u201d criticizing his opponents for attempting to overturn the will of the people who elected him.<\/p>\n

He expressed regret that the impeachment plot would undermine the mandate given to him and President William Ruto by voters.<\/p>\n

\u201cKenyans woke up early and voted for us. 7.2 million Kenyans made their choice and elected me with the President,\u201d Gachagua said.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 8 \u2014 National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula has called out Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua over his Monday night news conference terming his conduct abhorrent. The Speaker reacted to the news conference that lasted well over two hours in a communication to the House on Tuesday morning saying Gachagua ditched decorum required by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-98619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98619"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98619\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}