UDA officially replaces Gachagua as Deputy party leader

President William Ruto’s political party, United Democratic Alliance (UDA) National Executive Council has officially kicked out Rigathi Gachagua as Deputy Party leader.

This comes weeks after Gachagua was impeached as Deputy President by the National Assembly and later Seate upheld the decision.

In a communique by the party’s National Chair Governor Cecily Mbarire, the ruling party has named DP Kithure Kindiki as Gachagua’s replacement.

“In exercise of powers conferred by Article 8.2 of the constitution of the united democratic alliance party, the national executive committee notes: That by the resolution of the National Assembly and the vote of the Senate and by operation of Articles 75 (3) and145 (7) of the Constitution of Kenya as read together with Article 8.2.19 of the UDA Party Constitution, H.E. Rigathi Gachagua is unable to perform the duties of the office of Deputy Party Leader and subsequently ceases to hold office as Deputy Party leader,” the party’s communique reads in part.

“The national executive committee now resolves: To designate H.E. PROF. KITHURE KINDIKI, EGH as the DEPUTY PARTY LEADER of the United Democratic Alliance Party effective immediately,”.

Following Gachagua’s ouster, President William Ruto named former Interior CS as his replacement; leaving a vacancy at the Interior Ministry.

The president has yet to appoint a new Interior CS, although Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi has been holding the office on the interim.

National Assembly voted in support of Kindiki’s new appointment and days later, he was sworn in at the KICC Grounds, in an event attended by most if not all senior state officials from the Executive, Judiciary and Legislature.