Murang'a Woman Rep Declares Rigathi Gachagua's Impeachment Irreversible: "Yake Tumemaliza"

• Murang’a Woman Representative Betty Maina declared Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua's time in office is nearing an end, hinting at a possible impeachment
• Maina referenced Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi's statement, saying Gachagua has two weeks before he should "take the first ticket to go home"
• She criticised Gachagua for his perceived arrogance, asserting that he should stop boasting and recognise that only God controls his destiny
• The MP assured residents that Mt. Kenya has capable leaders to fill the Deputy President's role, mentioning potential successors like Kithure Kindiki and Kimani Ichung'wah

Didacus Malowa, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over three years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.

Murang’a Woman Representative Betty Maina has declared that Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua's time in office is coming to an end.

In a fiery speech, Maina claimed that Gachagua’s political fate is sealed, hinting at an imminent push for his impeachment.

During a public gathering, the outspoken legislator referenced Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi's cryptic message on Gachagua's fate.

"If there’s anyone who is going home, he’s the one to take the first ticket to go home. Oscar Sudi gave him two weeks, and we are saying those two weeks he should go home," she said amid a heavy downpour.

Maina did not hold back in her criticism of the Deputy President for what she described as arrogance and chest-thumping before President William Ruto.

"He shouldn’t threaten me, he shouldn’t tell me about votes—only God commands my destiny, not him. Even when we stood, we didn’t look for him; he found out that we were standing. He should stop boasting, stop beating his chest in front of the President—his time is done; it's home, express," Maina continued.

Maina, who is married to Mathira MP Eric Wamumbi, noted that Gachagua no longer enjoys political support in his former constituency.

"I am the wife of his member of Parliament; he’s been rejected even at home," she emphasised.

What next for Mt Kenya after Gachagua?

Maina was quick to reassure the residents that Mt. Kenya has capable leaders who could step into the deputy president's role, asserting that the region would retain the position.

She mentioned several potential successors, including Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki, National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah, and Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro.

"Don’t think we people from the mountain don’t have leaders who can lead us. We have Kindiki Kithure, we have Kimani Ichung'wah, we have Ndindi Nyoro, and that deputy president’s seat will stay in Mt Kenya, and we have leaders who will guide us," Maina said.

She appealed to President Ruto, asking him to step aside and let leaders from the Mt. Kenya region manage the issue.

How is Gachagua's impeachment a done deal?

Earlier, Uasin Gishu Woman Representative Gladys Boss Shollei made it clear to the deputy president that he would be impeached.

Shollei stated that she would be in charge of the impeachment motion and that no one would touch Ruto while she was still around.

Her sentiments came hours after Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi claimed that Gachagua would be removed from office after two weeks.

What else you need to know about Gachagua's impeachment

• MP Zaheer Jhanda claimed that President William Ruto has no hand in the looming impeachment of his deputy
• Makueni senator Dan Maanzo said if Gachagua is impeached, Ruto should also leave office since they were elected together
• Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung'wah disclosed that Gachagua was calling for his impeachment as there were no such plans

Proofreading by Mercy Nyambura Guthua, journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke

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