Here Is How Senators Voted Against Rigathi Gachagua’s Impeachment Motion

Voting for the Removal from office through Impeachment for Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua is as Follows :

He has been impeached on 5 counts.

  1. Ground one – Gross violation of Articles 10 (2)(a), (b) and (c); 27 (4), 73 (1)(a) and (2)(b); 75 (1)(c), and 129 (2) of the Constitution and Article 147 (1), as read together with Article 131 (2)(c) and (d) of the Constitution

Ayes – 53
Nays – 13
Abstentions – 0

  1. Ground two – Gross violation of Articles 147 (1) and 152 (1) of the Constitution by undermining the President and the Cabinet and the effective discharge of the national government’s executive mandate:

Ayes – 28
Nays – 39
Abstentions – 0

  1. Ground three – Gross violation of Articles 6 (2), 10 (2)(a), 174, 186 (1), 189 (1) and the Fourth Schedule to the Constitution by undermining Devolution:

Ayes – 19
Nays – 45
Abstentions – 3

  1. Ground four – Gross violation of Article 160 (1) of the Constitution on the Institutionaland Decisional Independence of Judges:

Ayes – 51
Nays – 16
Abstentions – 0

  1. Ground five – Gross violation of Articles 3 (1) and 148 (5)(a) of the Constitution on the fidelity to the Oath of Office and Allegiance:

Ayes – 49
Nays – 16
Abstentions – 2

  1. Ground six – Serious reasons to believe that H. E. the Deputy President has committed crimes under sections 13 (1)(a) and 62 of the National Cohesion and Integration Act:

Ayes – 48
Nays – 18
Abstentions – 1

  1. Ground seven – Serious reasons to believe that H. E. the Deputy President has committed gross economic crimes under sections 45 (1), 46, 47A (3) and 48(1) of the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act and sections 2, 3, 4 and 7 of Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act:

Ayes – 13
Nays – 53
Abstentions – 1

  1. Ground eight – Serious reasons to believe that H. E. the Deputy President has committed crimes by continuously misleading members of the public through false, malicious, divisive, and inciteful remarks that are contrary to the provisions of section 132 of the Penal Code and section 29 of the Leadership and Integrity Act:

Ayes – 27
Nays – 40
Abstentions – 0

  1. Ground nine – Gross misconduct that is incompatible with the high calling and dignified status of the Office of the Deputy President and a member of the Cabinet and the National Security Council. H. E. the Deputy President has publicly attacked and undermined the work of the National Security Intelligence Service and its Officers:

Ayes – 46
Nays – 20
Abstentions – 1

  1. Ground ten – Gross misconduct by openly or publicly insubordinating the President, who is the Head of State and Government; and

Ayes – 22
Nays – 44
Abstentions – 0

  1. Ground eleven – Gross misconduct by persistently bullying state and public officers:

Ayes – 17
Nays – 41
Abstentions – 2

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