Kenya lawmakers impeach deputy president, paving way for senate vote


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  • Tuesday, 08 Oct 2024

FILE PHOTO: Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua speaks during a press conference, ahead of lawmakers' vote over his impeachment motion at his residence in Karen, Nairobi Kenya, October 7, 2024. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi/File Photo

NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenya's parliament voted on Tuesday to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on charges including enriching himself and stirring ethnic hatred, the chamber's speaker said, paving the way for the senate to consider the motion.

"According to the results ... of the motion that I've just declared, a total of 281 members being more than two thirds of the members of the National Assembly have voted in support of the motion," Moses Wetang'ula said.

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