Why Mt Kenya people never went to the streets after my impeachment; Gachagua
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has explained why protests were not witnessed in Mt Kenya following his removal from office
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has explained why protests were not witnessed in Mt Kenya following his removal from office.
According to Gachagua, the people from the region are peace-loving, and even when offended they prefer being calm.
“Our community is very unique. Many people were shocked, they expected them to go to the streets, lit bonfires, destroy vehicles and shout,” he said.
“That is not who we are. These people don’t know us well.”
While reiterating his call on the residents to remain calm, Gachagua told them to only express their anger through “songs and dance”.
“Keep quiet. Say nothing, ni nyimbo tu na kunyamaza,” he added.
He told the residents that there was no cause for them to get worried attributing his impeachment to being truthful.
The former DP at the same time urges church leaders to stand firm and speak the truth about the issues affecting the country.
He made the remarks during the funeral service of Lucy Wambui Ng’ang’a in Limuru, Kiambu.
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Former Nairobi governor Mike Sonko was among the leaders present.
Senators voted to uphold his impeachment on October 17 making him the first deputy president to be impeached in Kenya’s history.
They voted to uphold at least five 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.
He lost a case last week in which he had asked the court to stop the swearing-in of Kithure Kindiki pending the hearing of the determination of his impeachment case.
In a ruling delivered by a three-judge bench led by Justice Eric Ogola, the court averred that the applicants were not going to suffer any prejudice should their prayer not be granted.
“We find that the applicants do not stand to suffer any prejudice in the event the conservatory orders are not issued,” said Ogola.
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