Kenyan MP's vote to Impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua

Kenya’s National Assembly has overwhelmingly voted to impeach the country’s deputy president, Rigathi Gachagua. Out 349 lawmakers, 281 voted in favour of the motion, while 44 voted against it, and one MP abstained. It’s the first time under the 2010 constitution that the National Assembly has sought to remove a state official from office.

The fate of Gachagua now rests with the Senate, which serves as the trial house. If at least two-thirds of the senators uphold the impeachment, Gachagua will be dismissed.

Gachagua is accused of corruption, undermining the government and engaging in ethnically divisive politics. The motion against the deputy president listed 11 grounds for impeachment, including allegations that he unscrupulously amassed assets worth $40 million during his time in office.