Kenya’s president has nominated the country’s interior minister as his new deputy.

Kithure Kindiki's appointment as Kenya's new deputy president still needs to be approved by parliament.

On Thursday, Kenya’s senate voted to dismiss Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office by impeachment on five out of 11 charges levelled against him

A Kenyan high court has issued a temporary suspension of the Senate’s decision to impeach Deputy President, Rigathi Gachagua. The ruling comes after Gachagua sought the court’s intervention to prevent the implementation of the impeachment, citing “monumental constitutional issues” involved in the process. The decision, handed down by Justice Chacha Mwita, will remain in effect […]

The Kenyan Senate has impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. The legislators voted Thursday evening regardless of a plea from Gachagua’s lawyer,

In tonight's edition: Kenya’s Senate votes to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office in an impeachment trial over alleged corruption. Also, the UN's climate chief says that richer countries…

Kenyan senators voted to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office despite his absence from his impeachment trial due to hospitalisation. Gachagua had pleaded not guilty to 11 charges of "gross…

Should the nomination pass the parliament’s vote, Kindiki will replace impeached Rigathi Gachagua. Currently Kenya’s interior minister, Kindiki came under fire due to police’s treatment of the protests in the country.

President William Ruto of Kenya has nominated Kithuri Kindiki, the current interior minister, to replace Rigathi Gachagua as Deputy President after Gachagua was removed in a historic impeachment on Thursday. The dramatic political shift has captivated the nation, which is often regarded as a stable democracy in the turbulent East African region. The impeachment of […]

Nairobi, Kenya | THE STAR KENYA |  President William Ruto has nominated Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki as the next Deputy President following the impeachment of Rigathi Gachagua Thursday night. Kindiki’s name has been submitted to the National Assembly where MPs are expected to vote on it. Speaker Moses Wetang’ula announced the appointment in a special …

It's first time in country's history that such a removal has taken place

The Kenyan Senate made history on Thursday evening by voting to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, marking the first time a deputy president has been removed from office in the country. The impeachment proceedings took place despite a plea from Gachagua’s lawyer, Paul Muite, who requested a postponement due to the deputy president’s hospitalization. Muite […]

Abraham Kithure Kindiki had been approved by the National Assembly

Kenyan President William Ruto names Interior minister Kithure Kindiki (pictured) as new Deputy President to replace Rigathi Gachagua who was impeached last night while in hospital. Meanwhile, former Deputy President Gachagua’s legal team, led by Senior Counsel Paul Muite, has moved to court to challenge the Senate’s decision to impeach him. He was absent due […]