- Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua is slated to face Senators who now hold his fate after 282 members of the National Assembly impeached him
- The senators are expected to examine in detail all the charges that formed the basis for Gachagua’s impeachment
- Apparently, with there being slim chances for him to convince the senators otherwise, the deputy president has been counselled to resign to save himself politically
Eli Odaga, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings more than three years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.
Nairobi – It is now a matter of hours before the country’s attention turns to the Senate, where Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s impeachment proceedings will be finalised.
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The upper house, under Speaker Amason Kingi, convenes its special plenary sessions starting Wednesday, October 16, when Gachagua’s charges will be examined in detail.
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The sessions will continue after the High Court in Nairobi refused to grant Gachagua’s prayers to stop the Senate from carrying on with the impeachment.
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In light of the developments in court, lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi now counsels Gachagua to consider giving up the seat to salvage his political career, given that impeached people in Kenya are barred from holding public office.
According to Ahmednasir, Gachagua has a short grace period for him to save himself politically.
The only cure, the lawyer says, is the deputy president respectfully resigning.
“Hon. Rigathi Gachagua has a very short window to resign. If he wants to have a new lease of life in politics, he must resign before the impeachment motion kicks off in the Senate. If he tries to resign midstream when the impeachment process is in motion and evidence is table and prosecuted by the representatives of the National Assembly, the Senate will not stop the process. It will continue and render judgment, his belated resignation, not withstanding. So, in my respectful view. He must resign by lunchtime tomorrow, at the latest,” observed Ahmednasir.
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Source: TUKO.co.ke
