Gachagua impeachment was politically engineered to manage Mt Kenya politics, court told

Petitioners accuse Ruto administration of political purge...

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Petitioners are challenging the impeachment of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, arguing it was a politically motivated purge by the President William Ruto administration to control Mt Kenya politics.

Petitioners claim constitutional safeguards were dismantled to remove a political rival ahead of the 2027 polls.
The impeachment process, which saw the National Assembly vote 281-44 and the Senate vote 54-13, is described as a "systematic constitutional collapse."
Lawyers argued Parliament acted as an Executive tool, bypassing public participation and court orders in a rushed process.

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