Kibwezi West MP Mutuse Mwengi last week tabled a motion of impeachment against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
Mutuse tabled at least 11 accusations against Gachagua including involvement in corruption, violation of the constitution and bullying among others.
In his response on Monday, the Deputy President denied all the allegations.
On Tuesday (today), the National Assembly is set to start hearing the case seeking the DP’s removal from office.
The process will begin at 9 am, with the tabling of the Report of the Public Participation exercise that was conducted on the impeachment, where Kenyans gave their views on every 11 allegations against Gachagua.
The mover of the motion, Mutuse Mwengi, will then get a chance to move the motion. According to the National Assembly Order Paper for Tuesday, he will have at least one hour to do so.
“Each speech in a debate on a Special Motion under Articles 145 and 150 of the Constitution shall be limited as follows:- (a) A maximum of sixty (60) minutes for the Mover in moving,” it read in part.
The motion will then be seconded, with the seconder getting at least 10 minutes to make his case.
The Leaders of the Majority and Minority in the National Assembly will each get 10 minutes to make statements on the matter respectively, before it is opened for debate to other members, who may wish to make comments. They will each get a maximum of five minutes.
The general debate on the Motion is expected to last for about 7 hours.
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua will also be given a chance to be heard for at least two hours before the MPs take a vote on the matter.
“At least two and a half hours before a vote is taken on the Motion, the Deputy President shall be accorded an opportunity to be heard, in accordance with Standing Order 67(b)(ii) (Right to be heard).”
Mutuse will then get 30 minutes to respond to the DP statement and after which, parliament will take a vote on Gachagua’s removal.
Articles 145 and 150 of the Constitution of Kenya say that, if the Motion is supported by 233 Members of the National Assembly, Speaker Moses Wetang’ula will send it to the Speaker of the Senate within two days.
However, if the motion does not receive the support of 233 Members, the matter will stand concluded and Gachagua will continue to be the substantive office holder.