Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has extended an olive branch towards National Assembly Deputy Speaker Gladys Boss.
This is after the Uasin Gishu Woman Rep vowed to send him home through impeachment and push for him to be charged with treason.
Appearing before the House on Tuesday evening, Gachagua said he will always be grateful to Boss, for helping him when he needed it the most.
Going down memory lane to two years ago, the DP said Boss had stood with him when he was arrested on “fabricated charges for standing with President William Ruto”.
“My sister, I’m a grateful man. I remember. You came and sat with me at the DCI Headquarters, brought me tea, and lunch and you comforted me,” he said.
Gachagua said Boss also coordinated the collection of Sh12.5 million for his cash bail.
He also recalled when the deputy speaker visited him in Gigiri for four days and had kind, motivating words for him.
“Despite what you have said, my sister, I do remember that one good thing that you did for me. I love you and cherish you,” Gachagua said.
Earlier in the day during the debate on the ouster motion, Boss criticised the DP for disclosing details of the Kenya Kwanza pre-election past, stating that it violated the Non-Disclosure Agreement signed by the parties.
During a media briefing on Monday, Gachagua revealed the agreements to defend accusations of tribalism and ethnical discrimination.
Boss also accused Gachagua of treason by undermining President William Ruto in his past rallies.
"During the rally in Githurai which was presided over by the DP, he was involved in leading chants saying ‘Ruto must go’ and is a one-term President. He never denounced those statements. What that amounts to is that he is guilty of treason and other offences," Boss said.
Supporting the ouster bid, Boss cited the utterances made by Gachagua during an event in Meru, where he allegedly suggested that the tribes from the Mt Kenya region would resort to violence in response to his removal.
"During his appearance in church in Meru, the Deputy President insinuated that if he is removed, the tribes of Kenya who are native to the Mt Kenya area will revolt and be violent. That is treason and other allied offences," she said.
The deputy speaker emphasised that Gachagua's utterances constitute a violation of the constitution and promote ethnic profiling, which contravenes the National Cohesion and Integration Commission Act.
In September, Boss asserted that she will take charge of the impeachment process when the matter comes up at the National Assembly.
“I will send you home myself. I am putting you on notice. You are going to be impeached, and I can confirm that to you,” she said.
The impeachment was supported by a total of 281 MPs against 44, who voted to save Gachagua’s political career.
One MP abstained from voting.
Gachagua’s political future now rests with the Senate