President Ruto should have been impeached before DP Gachagua – Kalonzo

Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka now says President William Ruto should have been the first to be impeached, long before the motion to remove his deputy Rigathi Gachagua from office was tabled in Parliament.

According to Kalonzo, the recently held public participation exercise on the impeachment motion against DP Gachagua proved that Kenyans are fed up with the entire Kenya Kwanza top administration, beginning with President Ruto himself.

He went ahead to cite what he termed as a clarion call coined by Kenyans – “kufa dereva, kufa makanga” – which implies that both of the country’s two top leaders have lost the confidence of the country hence should be ousted as one.

“Before Gachagua was allowed to defend himself, they (Parliament) went out there and purported to do public participation, which turned out to be actually a referendum vote on the presidency of William Ruto, including his own deputy. Because Kenyans were out saying it loudly, that both of them should leave office; kufa driver, kufa makanga,” he said.

“In terms of public participation and perception, the clarion call was that if Gachagua has to be impeached, it should not be him [alone]. In fact Kenyans are saying, on a balance of scale, William Ruto himself should actually have gone first to be impeached. That’s what Kenyans are saying.”

If, for nothing else, the opposition Azimio coalition co-principal went ahead to point out that President Ruto should have been impeached following the youth-led protests of June 25, 2024 where a number of Kenyans were killed and others abducted.

“Following the events of June 25th, a lot of young Kenyans were killed, other were abducted, and many others are still missing as we speak today,” he said.

“If that is not an impeachable offense on the part of the President, then I do not know what it is. Because the President is supposed to safeguard the lives, uphold the principles and basic rights of every Kenyan citizen under the Constitution.”

Speaking on Citizen TV’s ‘The Explainer’ show on Tuesday night, Kalonzo rubbished the 11 grounds of impeachment against DP Gachagua tabled in the National Assembly by Kibwezi West MP Mwengi Mutuse.

The Wiper boss termed the charges as “frivolous,” but went ahead to add that “that’s a matter perhaps for the courts to decide.”