The Kenyan parliament has tabled a motion to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua for violation of the constitution amid suggestions that he had fallen out with President William Ruto. Allies of Kenyan President William Ruto began a motion to impeach the Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in an unprecedented political move on Tuesday.

Majority and minority leaders of parliament say lawmakers who support DP Rigathi Gachagua’s removal from office are fearful of being targeted.

Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Thursday filed a petition to the high court in Nairobi seeking to halt an impeachment process launched against him by lawmakers earlier this week, documents showed.

A section of Members of Parliament from the Mt Kenya region, who initially supported the motion to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua

Supporters and opponents of Kenya’s deputy president have clashed at public forums over an impeachment motion against him, which was introduced in parliament by the ruling alliance this week.

Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Thursday filed a petition to a court in Nairobi seeking to halt an impeachment process launched against him by lawmakers earlier this week, Kenyan media reported.