Rigathi Gachagua's new message after impeachment

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has spoken after the National Assembly impeached him on Tuesday night.

 

In posts he shared on his social media pages, Gachagua said it shall be well as he quotes Bible verses from 1st Thessalonians and Jeremiah.

"1 Thessalonians 5:18: Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus."

"Jeremiah 30:19: From them will come songs of thanksgiving and the sound of rejoicing. I will add to their numbers, and they will not be decreased; I will bring them honor, and they will not be disdained. It is well," Gachagua said on X.

 

The Deputy President was on Tuesday impeached by the National Assembly where 281 MPs voted in favour of the ouster motion against 44 who voted to save his young political career.

Kibwezi Mp Mwengi Mutuse tabled the motion to impeach the DP citing 11 grounds.

The accusations include gross violation of the constitution, undermining the President, undermining devolution, irregular acquisition of wealth, publicly attacking a judge, intimidating acting Kemsa CEO, promoting ethnicity and insubordination to the President among other charges.

 

Only 233 MPs were needed to support the motion for Gachagua to stand impeached and 291 appended their signatures supporting the impeachment motion.