Posted by: Citizen Reporter Published on: 29 September 2024 09:19 (EAT)
FILE – Vice President Ligachi Gachagua during an interview with Citizen TV on September 20, 2024. Photo | Jace Mwangi | Citizen Digital
Vice President Ligati Gachagua has denied allegations that he slammed the table during a meeting with his boss, President William Ruto, after he was reportedly denied an Sh8 billion package to resign.
The allegations are related to an impeachment motion against the Democratic Party that is expected to be filed on Tuesday.
Mr Gachagua is accused of seeking compensation for every vote won by Mr Ruto in the vote-rich Mount Kenya region, where Mr Ruto is from, as he seeks to step down as president in 2022.
But in an interview with a local radio station in Kenya’s eastern Mount region on Sunday, Gachagua dismissed the reports as unfounded.
He maintained that he is not interested in any profit and that his priority is to serve Kenyans.
The Democratic Party stated, “I have no interest in any kind of handouts or money.”
“If I wanted money, I could have been bribed by my political opponents to break with President Ruto, but I am not greedy. I don’t have many needs. My children are grown and my wife is a pastor. … Money is not my priority, Kenyans are my priority.”
Earlier, National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Itunwa confirmed that the long-awaited impeachment motion against Gachagua would be tabled on Tuesday.
“As a member of Kikuyu State, I have added my signature to remove (Gachagua) from office. We must stop the subversive activities of the government from within,” Ichunwa said while praying at a Kikuyu church. He spoke at
In the motion, Mr. Gachagua is accused of making public statements that, according to his accusers, are inflammatory, reckless, inflammatory, and likely to incite ethnic hatred and division. He is accused of violating Article 10 on the General Public Policy and Governance Principles.
Other violations include violations of Articles 147, 148, 148, 174, 186, and 189, which govern his actions and responsibilities as a principal aide to the president, and This is a corrupt and illegal acquisition of assets using funds.
Gachagua is also accused of violating both domestic and international law. Undermining the National Cohesion and Integration Act. Violation of the Prevention of Corruption and Economic Crimes Act. Violation of the Proceeds of Crime and Money Laundering Prevention Act. Violations of the Criminal Code and the Leadership and Integrity Act, among others.
The motion needs the support of 233 MPs to pass, and reports say 302 MPs had signed it as of the end of the session on Sunday.
If the motion is passed, Parliament Speaker Moses Wetangula will convey it to Senate President Amason Kingi within two days, urging him to act.
The Senate President will then convene the House of Representatives to consider the matter within seven days, and if 45 out of 67 senators support the rationale, Democrat Gachagua will cease to be Kenya’s vice president.
