Grapevine

Ruto and Gachagua run out of options as public bays for their blood

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua accompanies President William Ruto during the opening of the Youth Connect 2023 summit at KICC Nairobi on December 09, 2023. [DPCS]

Until yesterday, it was clear that President William Ruto was not in reverse gear in his quest to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.

The President has kept silent as his allies in Parliament lynched his deputy and overwhelmingly supported the tabling of a motion to impeach the embattled Gachagua. All indications show that Dr Ruto is involved in his deputy's ouster and is either pushing it or Kenya Kwanza's Members of Parliament have his nod.

The events of yesterday's nationwide public participation exercise, which saw the various fora turn into a public impeachment of the Head of State, must have left Ruto wondering if ousting his deputy was the best move.

Across the country, the masses demanded that Ruto should follow Gachagua out, once again highlighting the public discontent with the Kenya Kwanza administration. The President faces the dilemma of whether to sustain the impeachment and risk sparking a political storm that may consume him or to shelve it and endure a chaotic presidency for the rest of his term.