NAIROBI, Kenya- Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has said he did not require any inducement to support the impeachment of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, insisting his position was informed by concerns he had publicly raised long before the impeachment motion reached Parliament.
Speaking during a televised interview, Sifuna said he had consistently criticised some of Gachagua’s conduct and public statements while the former deputy president was still in office.
“I did not need any inducement when it came to Gachagua’s impeachment because I had publicly taken positions against some of his conduct and pronouncement like his interference in the running and management of Nairobi City County,” Sifuna said.
The Nairobi Senator’s remarks come amid renewed political debate over the October 2024 impeachment of Gachagua, who became the first sitting deputy president in Kenya’s history to be removed from office through the constitutional process after the Senate upheld several impeachment charges against him.
Sifuna dismissed suggestions that his vote was influenced by external pressure or political rewards, saying his stance had been shaped by Gachagua’s actions while serving as deputy president.
The ODM Secretary-General has previously defended his decision to support the impeachment, maintaining that he had openly opposed Gachagua’s conduct even before the process began.
His latest remarks come as he continues to work with Gachagua and other opposition leaders under the Linda Mwananchi movement in efforts to build a united front ahead of the 2027 General Election.
Despite their current political cooperation, Sifuna has maintained that his support for Gachagua’s impeachment was based on principle rather than political expediency.
His remarks come days after Suna East Junet Mohamed told a political gathering in Kakamega County that money changed hands during the impeachment process in both the National Assembly and the Senate.
Mohamed alleged that legislators were “given something” to support Gachagua’s removal and went further to name Senate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot as the alleged custodian of the funds.
The National Assembly minority leader, however, did not provide evidence to support the allegations.
