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Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua joined the ACK Diocese of Embu on the Diocesan 34th anniversary thanksgiving service at Kigari Teachers' Training College. [DPCS]

As the Senate prepares to take up the impeachment case against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua this week, pundits are increasingly focused on the potential consequences of his acquittal by either the Senate or the courts.

Observers note that Gachagua’s survival from what is being called the political guillotine could significantly impact the country’s political landscape, given his deep-rooted differences with President William Ruto and the MPs calling for his removal.

Such an acquittal, they say, would give Gachagua a renewed political mandate, potentially revitalising his support base and readying him for a bruising battle for control over the Mt Kenya region.

However, seasoned politicians from the region believe that even if Gachagua escapes impeachment, he will find it difficult to function within the presidency, given his deteriorating relationship with a boss who no longer wants him. Former Subukia MP Koigi wa Wamwere told The Standard that President Ruto is determined to oust his deputy.

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