Denis Mwangi

Out of the 326 lawmakers present, 281 voted "Yes" to the motion, 44 voted "No," while 1 Member of Parliament abstained.

This historic vote comes as the latest development in ongoing political turmoil surrounding the Deputy President

The vote followed a day of intense debate and public scrutiny, with accusations ranging from abuse of office to mismanagement of state resources.

Gachagua repeatedly denied the allegations, calling them politically motivated.

<h3>Next Steps According to the Constitution</h3>

Now that the National Assembly has voted in favour of the impeachment motion, the process will move to the Senate, where senators will deliberate on the matter.

The National Assembly Speaker shall inform the Speaker of the Senate of that resolution within two days; and the DP shall continue to perform the functions of the office pending the outcome of the proceedings.

Within seven days after receiving notice of a resolution from the Speaker of the National Assembly, the Speaker of the Senate shall convene a meeting of the Senate to hear charges against the DP and the Senate, by resolution, may appoint a special committee comprising eleven of its members to investigate the matter.

The special committee appointed shall investigate the matter report to the Senate within 10 days whether it finds the particulars of the allegations against the President to have been substantiated.

The Deputy President shall have the right to appear and be represented before the special committee during its investigations.

If the special committee reports that the particulars of any allegation against the DP have not been substantiated the motion shall be dropped.

In the allegations will be deemed to have been substantiated, the Senate shall, after according the DP an opportunity to be heard, vote on the impeachment charges.

If at least two-thirds of all the members of the Senate vote to uphold any impeachment charge, the DP shall cease to hold office.

National Assembly has overwhelmingly voted in favour of the impeachment motion against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.

281 MPs approve motion to impeach DP Gachagua, here are the next steps

Tony Mukere

Mathira MP Rigathi Gachagua said he was ready to raise money to bribe Senators who are opposed to the one man one shilling formula that is currently being debated in the Senate.

The MP made the admission when appearing in a debate with Kiambu Senator Kimani Wamatangi who claimed that some of his colleagues had been enticed to fight the formula that is supported by the Senate leadership and by President Uhuru Kenyatta.

Gachagua responded by asking Wamatangi what they needed to get the formula passed, saying he was willing to counter with a Sh1 million contribution.

"It is good Senator Wamatangi has confirmed that some Senators have been given money to sabotage this and if he can talk to them, we can also raise some money. I can give Sh1 million, Kimani Ichung'wa can also get another one million and we collect our money we give them something like Sh6 million so that they pass a formula that benefits our people," Gachagua said.

Senator Wamatangi declined Gachagua's offer saying the one man one formula would only be passed on the basis of truth and justice.

"When I say some Senators have been bribed, I do not mean I need to be sent to bribe them. I'm not in that business because I have fought for this formula since 2014, sometimes using my own money to go to the courts."

"I was sent to the Senate to debate and make decisions that align with the spirit of the Constitution. This fight will be won on truth, justice, and with the Constitution of Kenya," Wamatangi stated.

The Kiambu Senator added that a bribe was not a guaranteed solution as the other side could well raise more money for the Senators.

He pleaded with his colleagues to shun bribes and petty politics and pass a formula that could be passed on to future generations, prompting opposition from Gachagua.

"If politics are being played on this formula, the Senate is a political institution so the Senate leadership should play politics accordingly. They were able to get numbers to fire many of our allies in the Senate, why are they failing on this matter that will help the ordinary people in Mt Kenya. The big problem is the Senate leadership is clueless and are unable to sweet talk their colleagues and convince them," the Mathira MP stated.

The development came amid confusion in the Senate after a prolonged stalemate on the Counties Revenue Allocation formula.

The Senate will tomorrow resume debate on the formula after taking a two weeks break that saw a 12-member committee unsuccessfully attempt to resolve the impasse.

I'm ready to give Sh1 million bribe to Senators for one man one formula to pass - Rigathi Gachagua

Claims of massive bribing in the Senate emerge

Details have emerged on how Mathira MP, Rigathi Gachagua who is a staunch supporter of Deputy President William Ruto minted sh. 5.8 billion from various ministries and state agencies in what is suspected to be a complex scheme of money laundering.

Through a company identified as Jenne Enterprises Limited, the lawmaker quickly transitioned to a billionaire in 7 short years around the time when the country was witnessing an unprecedented looting spree in government.

The public only got to know of his fortunes when the Assets Recovery Agency moved in seeking to seize more than Sh 200 million in his bank accounts believed to be proceeds of crime.

According to ARA, preliminary investigations established that the ardent DP Ruto supporter and his company (Jenne Enterprises Limited) were involved in a suspected complex scheme of money laundering and received huge sums of money from state agencies and ministries.

Huge sums of money paid, bank accounts frozen

ARA stated in court that “There are reasonable grounds to believe that the suspect’s bank accounts were used as a&nbsp;conduit for money laundering in efforts to conceal, disguise the nature, source, disposition and movement of illicit funds and should be preserved”.

Ministry of Lands (Kenya Informal Settlements Programme), State Department for Special Planning, Ministry of Health, Bungoma County government are among the agencies that the ardent DP Ruto supporter received money from.

He also received payments from Mathira Constituency Development Fund, Nyeri County government and the National Irrigation Board.

File image of Rigathi Gachagua with DP Ruto at a past event in Nyeri county

Justice John Onyiego of the Anti-Corruption Division of the High Court recently issued orders stopping the MP and Jenne Enterprises from dealing with or transferring more than 200 million shillings in several accounts linked with the MP.

One of the three accounts holds Sh165 million, a second account holds Sh35 million while the other holds Sh773,228.

A fourth account, holding Sh1,138,142, is registered in the name of Jenne Enterprises.

File image of Rigathi Gachagua (second from left) flanked by MPs Moses Kuria (left)), Rahab Mukami and Gichuki Mugambi

Several of his bank accounts containing more that Sh 200 Million have since been frozen

Details emerge on how MP allied to DP Ruto minted Sh 5.8 billion in questionable dealings

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