Why we are on our own with parliamentary 'mob lynching'

When Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua appeared in the National Assembly Chambers to defend himself against an impeachment motion. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

This week, the country witnessed the first impeachment of a deputy president by the National Assembly through a process which can only, at best, be described as a charade.

Although the process is enshrined in the Constitution under Articles 145 and 150, it was disheartening to see the National Assembly degrade itself into a lynch mob.