{"id":98679,"date":"2024-10-08T15:03:27","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T15:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/10\/08\/heated-debate-as-mps-take-turns-to-discuss-gachaguas-conduct\/"},"modified":"2024-10-08T15:03:27","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T15:03:27","slug":"heated-debate-as-mps-take-turns-to-discuss-gachaguas-conduct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/heated-debate-as-mps-take-turns-to-discuss-gachaguas-conduct\/","title":{"rendered":"Heated debate as MPs take turns to discuss Gachagua\u2019s conduct"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 8<\/strong> \u2014 A heated debate ensued as legislators discussed the special motion on the impeachment of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lawmakers traded barbs on the allegations against Gachagua on the floor of the House, with the majority voicing support for his removal from office.<\/p>\n

Rarieda MP Otiende Amollo asserted that the Deputy President must stand impeached for sidelining regions that voted against President William Ruto and for his blatant disdain toward Parliament and the courts.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhoever advised the DP to give that interview did not have his interests at heart but has made our work easier because now there are self-incriminations, confessions, and admissions that we can use,\u201d Amollo said.<\/p>\n

The Rarieda lawmaker raised concerns about Gachagua\u2019s alleged insubordination against President Ruto and defiance to Cabinet memorandum, saying the Deputy President is unfit to hold office.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is clear that the Deputy President can no longer deputize the President. It is also clear that the DP can no longer be part of the Cabinet. Even under labor laws, you cannot be insubordinate to your boss,\u201d Amollo asserted.<\/p>\n

Deputy Majority Leader Owen Baya, while seconding the motion, criticized the Deputy President for describing the bicameral house as a \u2018theatre of the absurd,\u2019 saying such comments show that he is unfit to hold office.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Deputy called Parliament a theatre of the absurd, a house of ridicule, and a House that processes trash. A person of the stature of the Deputy President, who can say such things about this House, does not deserve to continue serving as the Deputy of the Republic,\u201d Baya stated.<\/p>\n

Baya alleged that Gachagua demanded a payment of Sh16 billion for supporting President Ruto.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is absurd is when the DP demands Sh2,000 for each of the 8 million votes (sic) from Mt. Kenya, amounting to Sh16 billion, so he can bring peace to this country. That is the theatre of the absurd,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Kitui Central MP Makali Mulu however defended Gachagua, arguing that the evidence on the eleven grounds against him is not strong enough to meet the threshold of an impeachment motion.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have listened to the grounds of this impeachment motion and to Mr. Mutuse trying to justify it. I have picked out a few, and I\u2019m still asking myself whether the DP deserves to be impeached based on those grounds,\u201d Mulu stated.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must, therefore, separate personal issues from issues that matter to Kenyans so that we do not, as a House, act with a mob justice mentality and, at other stages, lose our objectivity,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Minority Whip Millie Odhiambo said Gachagua\u2019s comments in the political arena have led to his proposed removal from office, saying they were divisive and aimed at marginalizing Kenyans.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the Deputy President had been quiet, he would have gained support from many people in this House, but he did not tame his tongue. Every time he spoke, he further divided the country,\u201d Odhiambo said.<\/p>\n

Supporting the embattled Deputy President, Githunguri MP Gathoni Wamuchomba insisted that Gachagua \u201cis not going anywhere\u201d, despite the odds against him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI rise to defend Gachagua against mob justice, a process that has not given him the right of reply before we went for public participation. The facts read out to members of the public [were] mere allegations,\u201d she remarked.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone here has a place where they come from, and every good thing comes from Jerusalem. You must first start in your home place. The Deputy President is going nowhere; he is going to stay here to serve us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nyandarua Woman Representative Faith Gitau criticized the Deputy President for what she termed as propagation an ethnic outlook and advancing a \u201cselfish ethnic agenda\u201d in the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor him, it is about his community and nothing more. After an election, the government has to serve both those who voted for it and those who did not,\u201d Gitau asserted.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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