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Geoffrey Rigathi Gachagua (born 28 February 1965) is a Kenyan politician who served as the 2nd deputy president of Kenya (office established under the 2010 Constitution). He served from 13th September 2022 until his impeachment in October 2024. [1] As a member of the Jubilee Party, Gachagua served as Member of Parliament for Mathira from 2017 ...
Geoffrey Rigathi Gachagua (born 1965) 13 September 2022 1 November 2024 2 years, 49 days UDA: 13 Abraham Kithure Kindiki (born 1972) 1 November 2024 Incumbent
The Senate of Kenya convicts Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on 5 out of 11 charges, thereby removing him from office. Month. October 2024. Previous day.
17 October – Following a majority vote by the Senate, Rigathi Gachagua is removed as Vice President after being convicted of five of the 11 charges laid against him during his impeachment. [45] 18 October – President Ruto appoints interior minister Kithure Kindiki as the new deputy president.
Mathira Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya.It is one of six constituencies in Nyeri County. [1] The constituency was established for the 1963 elections. Mathira is popularly known as Mathira ya Githomo (education) due to a significant number of an educated population in the c
Ruto picked Rigathi Gachagua as his running mate for the elections. [11] In the 2022 general elections, UDA was able to garner 22 out of 47 seats in the Senate and 138 of the elected members of the National Assembly. [12]
In the Kenya Kwanza camp, several names were rumoured to be possible running mates, namely: Rigathi Gachagua, Kindiki Kithure, Anne Waiguru, Ndindi Nyoro, Justin Muturi and Musalia Mudavadi. [ 49 ] In April 2022, Roots Party candidate George Wajackoyah named Justina Wamae, a former candidate for Parliament from Mavoko Constituency , as his ...
William Ruto chose Rigathi Gachagua as his running mate in what was perceived as a blunder at the time, overlooking Kithure Kindiki, the senator for Tharaka Nithi. [14] The Kenya Kwanza coalition deal also stipulated that upon winning the election, the position of Prime Cabinet Secretary was to be created and reserved for the founding party ...