(9 Oct 2024)
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Nairobi, Kenya – 9 October 2024
1. Nairobi resident John Mwangi looking at newspapers
2. SOUNDBITE (English) John Mwangi, Nairobi resident:
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"They were supposed to be impeach both of them. The president and the deputy president because they were voted in with the same ticket. So Kenyans, personally as a Kenyan, we feel its not adding so much value. It is better for the politicians would have met and maybe discussed how to fight corruption and all that."
3. Various of newspapers
4. Nairobi resident Rose Mueni
5. SOUNDBITE (Kiswahili) Rose Mueni, Nairobi resident:
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"The allegations against deputy president do not have any basis for impeachment, those are just political games because if you listen keenly, there are many politicians who’ve made bigger mistakes than the deputy president."
6. Tilt up from phone to close of Mueni’s face
7. Nairobi resident Kennedy Onyancha
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Kennedy Onyancha, Nairobi resident:
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"We as Kenyans, we are appalled by yesterday’s move and we see the president’s hand in play and from today going forward we are not going to have a calm country because some sections which were endeared toward this man known as Rigathi Gachagua are going to feel that they have been alienated."
9. Wide of Onyancha, people walking
STORYLINE:
Kenyans reacted on Wednesday after parliament overwhelmingly voted to impeach the country’s deputy president.
Kenya’s lawmakers approved a motion Tuesday to impeach the country’s deputy president, following daylong discussions and after Rigathi Gachagua appeared in parliament to defend himself against several charges, including allegations that he supported anti-government protests in June.
The motion was approved by a 281-44 vote in favour of impeachment, well above the 117 votes constitutionally required. The motion now goes to the parliament’s upper house, which will debate the matter and also hold a vote.
Nairobi resident Rose Mueni said the allegations against Gachagua "do not have a basis for impeachment."
"Those are just political games because if you listen keenly, there are many politicians with bigger mistakes than those of the deputy president," Mueni added.
Nairobi resident John Mwangi said the impeachment isn’t "adding much value" to Kenyans, as he added that both the president and the deputy president were supposed to be impeached.
For impeachment to be final, it will need the additional backing of two thirds of senators in the upper house. It’s not clear when that vote will take place.
Under Kenya’s constitution, the removal from office is automatic if approved by both chambers, though Gachagua can challenge the action in court — something he has said he would do.
The deputy president is also accused of being involved in corruption and other irregularities. He denies all the charges against him.
The debate surrounding his fate has extended beyond parliament — supporters and opponents of the motion clashed last week in public forums after the ruling alliance brought the motion before parliament.
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