Suba North Constituency Member of Parliament has revealed that over 130,000 Kenyans supported the impeachment motion against the deputy president, Rigathi Gachagua, in the public participation report.
However, the lawmaker was not specific with the tally; she stated ‘over’—which raises several questions on grey areas pertaining to transparency and integrity.
The report she read also revealed that ‘over’ 200,000 participated in the process during the last week’s public input regarding the impeachment motion.
Out of over 130,000, which is equivalent to 65.1% showing up in support of the first-ever contentious memoranda, only over 60,000 (33.18%) of participants objected to the petition.
1.09% of participants gave neutral viewpoints. However, the report did not include the opinions of those interviewed through the media space, which is far higher than the one read.
It’s also alleged that the process did capture data from the minority group, including people with disabilities. Multiple complaints were also raised, criticizing how biased the process got into, with some stations not receiving the original forms but the printed ones.
In other cases, the public participation forms did not make it to multiple constituencies, even to the backyard of parliamentarians who drum heavy support on the impeachment motion. Some blamed the act on security issues triggered by public anger.
outspoken deputy president has become the latest subject of scrutiny and is currently facing impeachment over the alleged gross misconduct, undermining of the president, bullying public officials, corruption, and money laundering activities, among others.
Amid the political salvos and flares from both the opposition and his former close associates, Gachagua has vowed to stay firm to the end. He said that Kenyans elected him on the same ticket as the president.
On Sunday, while at a church service in Karen, the embattled DP took a remorseful path and asked the president, members of parliament, and the general public for forgiveness if he had in any way trespassed on them.
