How the senators voted on the 11 charges against HE Rigathi Gachagua

Senators voted on Thursday night to uphold the impeachment of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, affirming five out of the eleven charges against him.

They only need to uphold a single charge for him to stand impeached.

The upheld charges include:

1. Shareholding Remarks: Comments that compromised national interests.
2. Undermining Judicial Independence: Actions that compromised the independence of judges.
3. National Cohesion and Integrity Act Violations: Violations of the National Cohesion and Integrity Act.
4. Crimes under the National Cohesion Act: Committing acts deemed as crimes under the National Cohesion Act.
5. Gross Misconduct: Engaging in gross misconduct.

Here’s the Senate voting breakdown on each allegation:

1. 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 Articles 147 (1), as read with Article 131 (2)(C) and (D) of the Constitution:

• Yes: 54
• No: 13
• Abstention: 0

1. Gross Violation of Articles 147 (1) and 152 (1) of the Constitution:

• Yes: 28
• No: 39
• Abstention: 0

1. Gross Violation Of Articles 6 (2), 10 (2) (A), 174, 186 (1), 189 (1) And The Fourth Schedule Of The Constitution (Undermining Devolution):

• Yes: 19
• No: 45
• Abstention: 3

1. Gross Violation Of Article 160 (1) Of The Constitution (Undermining The Institutional And Decisional Independence Of Judges):

• Yes: 51
• No: 16
• Abstention: 0

1. Gross Violation Of Articles 3 (1) And 148 (5) (A) Of The Constitution (Breach Of The Oaths Of Office And Allegiance):

• Yes: 49
• No: 16
• Abstention: 2

1. Serious Reasons To Believe That H.E. Rigathi Gachagua Has Committed Crimes Under Sections 13 (1) (A) And 62 Of The National Cohesion And Integration Act:

• Yes: 48
• No: 18
• Abstention: 1

1. Serious Reasons To Believe That H.E. Rigathi Gachagua Has Committed Crimes Under Sections 45 (1), 46, 47a (3), And 48 (1) Of The Anticorruption And Economic Crimes Act And Sections 2, 3, 4, And 7 Of The Proceeds Of Crime And Anti-Money Laundering Act:

• Yes: 13
• No: 53
• Abstention: 1

1. Serious Reasons To Believe That H.E. Rigathi Gachagua Has Committed Crimes Under Section 132 Of The Penal Code And Section 29 Of The Leadership And Integrity Act:

• Yes: 27
• No: 40
• Abstention: 0

1. Gross Misconduct (Public Attacks On The National Security Intelligence Service And Its Officers):

• Yes: 46
• No: 20
• Abstention: 1

1. Gross Misconduct (Insubordination):
   • Yes: 22
   • No: 44
   • Abstention: 0
2. Gross Misconduct (Bullying):
   • Yes: 18
   • No: 4
   • Abstention: 2