- Rigathi Gachagua argued that his impeachment case was yet to be concluded and therefore he could still go for an elective post
- In Kenya, the holders of public posts removed by impeachment are barred from elective and appointive positions
- Gachagua said that considering his case was far from a logical end, he is still eligible to vie, citing Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto who vied in 2013 with active cases in the ICC
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Former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua has rubbished the belief that he is not eligible to vie for any political seat by virtue of being an impeached person.
In Kenya, public officials hounded out of office by way of impeachment are barred from holding elective and appointive positions in the national and county government.
Gachagua said so far, he was yet to be declared ineligible to go for any seat as his impeachment was still in the High Court.
He implied the strategy to stay the case in court without the intent of having it concluded.
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Gachagua cited the instance in which former president Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy were elected in the 2013 general election when the crimes against humanity cases against them were still active at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Netherlands.
“I have a case in court and it has barred me from my political undertakings. It cannot stop Kenya from moving forward. And it is not a must that I am the one on the frontline of the country’s political leadership,” he said.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
