On Tuesday, Kibwezi West Member of Parliament Mutuse Mwengi tabled the motion of impeachment against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.

This followed National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula’s confirmation that he had received a motion seeking to remove the Deputy President.

The motion is dated September 26 and received on September 27.

The 11 grounds are 

1. Gross Violation of Articles 10 (2) (a), (b) and (c); 27 (4), 73 (1) (a) and (2) (b); 75 (1) (c), and 129 (2) of the Constitution and Articles 147 (1), as read with Article 131 (2) (c) and (d) of the Constitution.

2. Gross Violation of Articles 147 (1) and 152 (1) of the Constitution

3. Gross Violation of Articles 6 (2), 10 (2) (a), 174, 186 (1), 189 (1) and the Fourth Schedule to the Constitution

4. Gross Violation of 160 (1) of the Constitution

5. Gross Violation of Articles 3 (1) and 148 (5) (a) of the Constitution

6. Serious reasons to believe that Rigathi Gachagua has committed crimes under sections 13 (1) (a) and 62 of the National Cohesion and Integration Act

7. Serious reasons to believe that Rigathi Gachagua has committed crimes under sections 45 (1), 46, 47 (a) (3), and 48 (1) of the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act and sections 2, 3, 4, and 7 of Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act

8. Serious reasons to believe that Rigathi Gachagua has committed crimes under section 132 of the Penal Code and section 29 of the Leadership and Integrity Act

9. Gross Misconduct

10. Gross Misconduct (Insubordination)

11. Gross Misconduct (Bullying)