By Kamadi Amata
Political commentator Fred Ndori believes that the looming impeachment move made against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua is being used as a decoy to blind Kenyans from focusing on the thorny issues in government.
According to Ndori, the government is using the Deputy President as a sacrificial lamb to sway Kenyans from contentious matters including the controversial Adani takeover of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).
Ndori further argued that the government is avoiding admitting failure in achieving its promises and has opted to oust Gachagua with ill-founded accusations.
” You know this is a one united persons. the only challenge is one, is because we have said here is Judiciary, here is parliament and here is excutive, but all these person are one. this is because MPs makes law, then we have judiary and excutive, so all of them is government.’‘
“They are looking for someone to blame. Look at the grounds they are bringing. They are all flimsy excuses without any solid reasoning. Somebody is very worried that the GenZs have gone calm and they will erupt again because the issues that took them to the streets have not been addressed.”
Amongst the charges floated against him, Gachagua is being accused of violating Article 10 as his accusers argue that his public utterances have been inciteful, reckless inflammatory and capable of stirring ethnic hatred.
On his side former Riruta ward MCA aspirant Fred Khaemba said that accusing the DP of supporting his tribal backyard, of the Mt Kenya region, is an ill-informed move since he is not the first leader to politically back the region.
”To bring impeachment motion against Gachagua and later we come to hear of scandals in government has occur. They want us to focus on impeachment while this discussion is majorly being talked by Kenya Kwanza Mps. You need to have a substanciated reasons to convince Kenyans, but if it only going to be political issues, we kenyans we have no time for that.”
Other accusations made against DP Gachagua include violation of articles 147, 148,174,186 and 189 which speak to his conduct and responsibility as the principal assistant to the President.
He is also accused of corruptly and unlawfully acquiring assets using taxpayers’ money. The assets are said to be spread in Nyeri, Nairobi and Kilifi counties.
If the motion sails through, National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula will communicate the resolution within two days to Senate Speaker Amason Kingi for action.
