Kibwezi West MP Mwengi Mutuse has said that he is a proud
Kenyan after the National Assembly and the Senate approved the impeachment
motion against former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
In a statement, Mutuse said Kenya will never be the same
again.
He insisted that the decision will now force those in
leadership to always abide by the constitution and laws of Kenya.
“I’m a proud Kenyan tonight. Thank you colleagues at the National Assembly and Senate for approving my impeachment charges against
former DP Hon. Rigathi Gachagua.
“Kenya will never be the same again. Those of us in
leadership must henceforth leave to the letter and spirit of our Constitution
and Laws,” Mutuse said.
The legislator further said that he is also proud to go to the books of history as the first Kenyan to initiate a successful impeachment of a sitting DP.
Mutuse said he did it for the people of Kenya and it took a lot of courage to do it.
He added that the future of Kenya now looks bright.
“I'm proud that I go to the annuls of history as the first Kenyan to table a motion that has impeached a sitting Deputy President. It took bravery and courage. It was a duty for my countrymen. I love Kenya Mbele iko sawa.”
This comes after the Senate on Thursday upheld the impeachment of Gachagua after they approved at least five of the 11 charges against him.
These include ground one of shareholding, ground four of undermining the Independence of Judges, ground five of the National Cohesion and Integrity Act 4, ground six of crimes under the National Cohesion Act and ground nine of gross misconduct (Public Attacks to NIS).
Last week, the National Assembly voted 281 in favour of the ouster motion against 44 who voted to save Gachagua’s political career.
One MP abstained from voting.
Before the Senate voted to uphold the impeachment, his lawyers walked out in protest after senators voted against extending the process to Saturday.
This was after the embattled Deputy President failed to show up at the plenary in the afternoon and afterwards his lead lawyer Paul Mwite said he had fallen ill and was admitted at Karen Hospital.