Gachagua ouster hearings marred by chaos
Thousands of Kenyans turned out on Friday October 4 for the unprecedented and historic public hearings on the impeachment of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, and made passionate submissions on the motion that MPs will consider on Tuesday.
In Mr Gachagua’s Mt Kenya backyard, however, instances of chaos were witnessed, even as other regions registering large turn outs in the highly charged political exercise.
Rival factions faced off in some areas, forcing the police to lob teargas canisters.
And while some backed the impeachment of Mr Gachagua others went a step further and demanded that the President should also be included in the ouster motion.
“Kufa makanga, kufa dereva! (If you do away with the bus conductor, also dismiss the driver),” some participants chanted in various parts of Kenya, using the Sheng saying that refers to the shared fate of punishment for people involved in a similar problem.
There were also ‘No Gachagua, no Ruto’ chants in some places, to refer to the Kenya Kwanza duo that stormed to power in August 2022.
In the capital Nairobi, public participation was conducted at Bomas of Kenya auditorium where hundreds of people drawn from the 17 constituencies turned up to present their views on the impeachment motion. The auditorium was full to capacity while many other people were still locked outside the venue.
Inside the auditorium, Ruaraka MP TJ Kajwang’ who was steering the process had a difficult time controlling the crowd as people scrambled to speak.
It was not a good day for activist Morara Kebaso who was beaten up by the youth after a section of youth allied to him started chanting ‘Ruto Must Go’ slogans’.
Dorothy Patricia from Mathare said Mr Gachagua must go saying there is no way he can accumulate wealth of Sh5.2 billion within two years yet he told the country that they found empty coffers when they took over power.
The MPs present during the exercise included Beatrice Elachi (Dagoretti North), George Aladwa (Makadara), Anthony Oluoch (Mathare) and Mark Mwenje (Embakasi West) John Kiarie (Dagoretti South).
The process was disrupted by rioting residents in the counties of Nyeri, Murang’a, Laikipia and Kirinyaga counties.
Locals in the four counties also claimed there were pre-marked papers containing the charges against Mr Gachagua.
In Mt Kenya East, public participation went on smoothly in the three counties of Embu, Tharaka Nithi and Meru.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki, who has been mentioned as a potential replacement for Mr Gachagua, comes from the region.
In Mr Gachagua’s home county of Nyeri, a group led by some MCAs held protests in Nyeri town accusing some local MPs of bribing people overnight to sign in support of the impeachment motion.
Anti-riot police moved in to avert a clash between the rival groups and drove people out of the hall.
In Mr Gachagua’s home constituency of Mathira, residents opposed to his removal engaged the police in running battles. Police lobbed teargas to disperse the protestors at Karatina town where business was disrupted.
In Kirinyaga County, the public participation ended in disarray after residents rioted. The residents rose up in protest, claiming some of the papers delivered at the Kirinyaga Central National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) office in Kerugoya town had been marked.
In Murang’a, claims of rigging and manipulation raged as residents and leaders streamed to the University Hall where Kiharu, Kigumo, Maragua, Gatanga and Mathioya constituents were to give their views.
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