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National Assembly's Speaker Moses Wetangula (centre) confers with Majority leader Kimani Ichungwa (left) and Minority leader Junet Mohamed at Parliament. October 8, 2024 [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

The National Assembly was yesterday a battlefield of sorts as a heated and rare debate on the ouster of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua took a definitive turn.

In a day-long engagement, lawmakers from across the political divide made their cases for or against the exit of the DP.

While those advocating for his ouster made a strong case, Gachagua got support from unlikely quarters after a section of members of the opposition came to his defense, arguing that the evidence tabled before them did not meet the threshold to impeach him. They were also against the House being reduced to an arena where personal scores were settled.

Kilifi MP Owen Baya while seconding the motion, criticized the DP over his remarks made on Monday where Gachagua referred to Parliament as a theatre of the absurd and House of ridicule.

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