Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has said that President William Ruto has never complained that he has undermined him.

This, he said, is contrary to the allegations on the grounds of his impeachment as the Deputy President.

Gachagua is accused of contradicting government policies and failing to uphold his duties as Deputy President, thus violating the principle of collective Cabinet responsibility.

"For the record, President William Ruto has never complained to me that I have undermined him. If he has told that to the mover of the motion, I would like to know that he has complained I have undermined him,” he said.

Gachagua said that he should be informed if the President himself was undermined.

“Gachagua’s unilateral remarks contradict the policies we have collectively adopted as a government, damaging our credibility,” Kibwezi West MP Mwengi Mutuse said.

Mutese is the mover of the motion for the impeachment of DP Gachagua.

The DP, while speaking on Monday at his Karen Home, quoted his roles and responsibilities, saying he has never undermined the President.

According to Gachagua, he swore to defend the Constitution and would do everything to live by his words. The DP cited a case where he was allegedly tasked with overseeing an eviction, which he termed ‘inhumane’.

“I can’t, I will not oversee, supervise brutal evictions against Kenyans. That I will not and I can’t,” he said.

The DP said that he was asked to oversee what he termed as ‘brutal and inhuman evictions against Kenyans, he chose to step aside,” he said.

“If that is the reason why Rigathi Gachagua should be impeached as the Deputy President and sent home for refusing to undermine the constitution, for saying no to eviction of Kenyans, let it be."