The deputy president of the Republic of Kenya Rigathi Gachagua has been impeached by the Senate after voting on the various charges raised against him were approved by the senators. In the evening session which was marred with drama where he failed to turn up for the evening session after lunch and later to be informed by his lawyer that he was in Karen hospital suffering from servere chest pains.
There was disagreement in the Senate between the former Deputy President lawyers and the National Assembly lawyers on whether to continue with the process or wait until Tuesday that Paul Muite was requesting before coming back to the Senate. The Senate however voted to continue the process as early planned and therefore the defense team for Gachagua pulled out of the senate leaving the process in progress.
The senate upheld the following grounds 1,4,5,6,and 9 therefore upholding the impeachment of the Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya therefore he cease to be the deputy president of the republic of Kenya. The senate convicted him of 5 charges out of 11 that was passed by the National Assembly..
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