Rigathi Gachagua’s impeachment was not simply the product of parliamentary intrigue. It was the logical conclusion of a political career corroded from within — a fall scripted by the Deputy President himself.
When the Senate voted overwhelmingly to eject him, it wasn’t for a single slip. It was for four damning reasons that cut to the core of leadership. Gachagua was judged guilty of undermining national unity, breaching the oath he swore, issuing inflammatory and inciteful remarks, and carrying himself in ways utterly unworthy of the office he held.
At the time, many dismissed the trial as a Ruto–Gachagua fallout dressed in legal robes. But strip away the political theatre, and the pattern was unmistakable. Gachagua had turned the Deputy Presidency into a pulpit of division. His speeches — sharp, tribal, reckless — corroded cohesion. His posture — combative, conspiratorial — diminished the dignity of the State’s second-highest office.
The true vindication of the Senate’s decision lies not in the 53–14 tally, but in the months after. Freed of office, Gachagua leaned harder into the same destructive habits: ethnic mobilization, funeral chaos, and open defiance of the very unity he once vowed to defend. What was once alleged became undeniable.
Yes, the impeachment process was tainted by whispers of money and political deals. But Gachagua’s guilt was not manufactured; it was lived out daily in his own words and actions.
Kenya’s second impeachment of a Deputy President will be remembered not just as a political drama — but as a stark warning. In the end, Gachagua’s greatest accuser was not Senate, not Ruto, not his rivals. It was himself.
