Thursday, October 3, 2024 – National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula has changed his mind and no longer supports the impeachment of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
This comes just three days after Wetangula backed MPs' move to impeach Gachagua, calling him toxic, tribal, and unfit for the Deputy President's office.
Wetangula’s sentiments quickly
landed him in hot soup after MPs accused him of having been compromised by the
executive and demanded his immediate resignation since he could no longer be objective.
While discussing the
motion to impeach Gachagua tabled on Tuesday, Marakwet West Member of
Parliament Toroitich Timothy Kipchumba expressed his vote of no confidence in
Wetangula presiding over Gachagua's impeachment.
According to the MP, Wetangula
should recuse himself from presiding over the motion since he had already
chosen a side.
"We need to give the DP a
fair hearing. It is on record that you have been known to have taken sides on
this matter, would it be in order for you and the deputy speaker to recuse
yourselves from this matter?" The MP posed.
However, defending himself from
the recusal request by MP Kipchumba, Wetangula changed his tune and revealed
that he remains neutral on the matter.
The speaker noted that he only
resonated with the summon at the church service he attended on Sunday noting
that it was based on the book of Mark 9:38, which reprimands evil-doers in the
society.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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