Kenya: Kindiki’s Second Shot to Serve As Country’s Third DP After Gachagua’s Impeachment

Nairobi — After two years and five months of narrowly missing out on the role of Deputy President, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki now has a fresh opportunity to step into the position.

On Thursday, the Senate upheld the National Assembly’s decision to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, making him the first Deputy President in Kenya to be removed under the 2010 Constitution.

Gachagua, widely known as “Riggy G,” was found guilty of five out of eleven charges brought against him…