Sunday, October 20, 2024 – Azimio principal Eugene Wamalwa has
detailed the conversation they had with impeached Deputy President Rigathi
Gachgua while at Karen Hospital.
According to Wamalwa, Gachagua was still weak
during their visit.
However, he took time to explain his plans to defeat the
resolution of the Senate on the impeachment.
The former Defence CS revealed that Gachagua
told them that he had instructed his lawyers to challenge the resolution in
court.
It was explained that the impeached DP wanted
to be allowed to explain himself to the Senators and Kenyans before a vote was
undertaken.
“We encouraged him and he did tell us
that he had sent his lawyers to court to fight for him because he wanted to be
heard just the way he was heard in the National Assembly.
“He wanted to be heard
by the Senate,” the Azimio leader divulged.
“If you remember when he was told to take
a seat in the Senate, he stated that he wanted to stand because he wanted to
face his accusers of his feat, not on his seat or knees. That was a man who was
prepared to tell the nation his truth.”
Gachagua was hospitalized on Thursday after
experiencing intense chest pains.
At the time, the DP was set to testify before
the senators. However, owing to the strict timelines of the impeachment, the
proceedings continued with the Senators resolving to uphold the DP’s
impeachment.
Consequently, on Friday, his legal team moved
to court seeking to stop the implementation of his removal and the subsequent
replacement.
While Gachagua got the court orders, the
National Assembly had already approved the nomination of Kithure Kindiki as the
DP.
The Kenyan DAILY POST