NAIROBI, Kenya- Suna East MP and National Assembly Minority Leader Junet Mohamed has denied personally receiving money to support the impeachment of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, weeks after making remarks that appeared to suggest lawmakers were paid during the 2024 process.
Speaking during an interview on Citizen TV on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, Junet said his earlier comments had been made in the context of political lobbying and did not amount to an admission that he personally received money.
“I did not receive any money. I did not need any money to impeach Gachagua,” Junet said.
The clarification follows remarks Junet made at a political gathering in July, when he claimed that MPs had been given “something” during the impeachment process. He also suggested that money had been distributed to lawmakers ahead of the vote.
Pressed to explain the earlier remarks, Junet said he was referring to lobbying around the impeachment rather than claiming that he personally had been paid.
“Kitu could be some form of tokens, you could be induced in many ways. I was told of some characters making noise out here. I was relaying information of what I was told,” he said during the interview.
Junet maintained that he did not require an inducement to support Gachagua’s removal from office, arguing that ODM lawmakers had their own political reasons for backing the impeachment.
He said ODM had discussed the matter extensively before supporting the motion and described the impeachment as a bipartisan process.
“Gachagua was impeached in a bipartisan manner. People were tired of him,” Junet said.
He also accused Gachagua of mistreating ODM leaders during his tenure as Deputy President, saying those experiences influenced their decision to support his removal.
Gachagua was impeached by the National Assembly in October 2024 before the Senate upheld the impeachment, resulting in his removal from office.
