Wiper Party has distanced itself with an impeachment motion filed by Kibwezi West MP Mwengi Mutuse against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
In a statement shared by the Wiper Secretary General, Shakilla Abdalla on October 1, the Wiper party opposed the proposed impeachment motion.
“For the sake of clarity, Kibwezi West MP Hon. Mwengi Mutuse is a member of the Maendeleo Chap Chap Party, associated Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection Alfred Mutua, which is a constituent party of the Kenya Kwanza coalition,” reads the statement in part.
“This distinction is important in understanding the political alignments and affiliations in Kenya. We would also want to reiterate that The Wiper Democratic Movement opposes the proposed impeachment motion against the Deputy President.”
Wiper Party Responds to Gachagua’s impeachment motion
The Wiper party was responding to an impeachment motion that was tabled in the afternoon on Tuesday, October 1, by the Kibwezi West legislator on the floor of the National Assembly.
Mutuse filed an impeachment motion, reporting that 291 MPs had appended their signatures in support, meeting the threshold for impeaching the DP.
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Among the legislators who appended their signatures include Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung’wah, Thika MP Alice Ng’ang’a, and Mathira MP Eric Wamumbi.
Why MPs want Gachagua impeached
The impeachment against the DP cites from the grounds of Gross violation of the Constitution or any other law pursuant to article 150 (1) (b) (1) of the Constitution and Gross Misconduct (Bullying).
Gachagua has been on diverse dates throughout the last two years since assuming the DP’s office accused of persistently making utterances threatening to discriminate, exclude, and unlawfully deny sections of the people of Kenya and regions of the country equal opportunities for public service appointments and allocation of public resources.
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Besides, the utterances made by Gachagua have been described as highly inflammatory and inciteful and significantly undermine national unity and the peaceful co-existence of Kenya’s diverse communities.
Another impeachment ground includes “serious reasons to believe that DP 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.
The motion argues that for the past two years, DP Gachagua has inexplicably amassed a humongous property portfolio estimated at Ksh5.2 billion, primarily from suspected proceeds of corruption and money laundering.
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