Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has said he will be contesting the presidency in the 2027 general election, as he will take all legal actions in his fight against his impeachment.

Speaking during an interview with a local TV station on Thursday, June 3, 2026, Gachagua said Kenyan law affords every litigant the right to go through all the courts until a case is resolved. Gachagua further said the impeachment had raised his political profile and influence in the country by “10 times” more than before the impeachment process.

“I am 10 times more famous than I was before my impeachment. The law stipulates that one cannot be denied the right to vie with an active court case, and before one exhausts all the remedies constitutionally available. The law says that there are three courts in Kenya: the High Court, the Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court.

“I have a case, and it will be determined on Monday, and I want to urge our people to pray for me just as they have been doing since my impeachment, and I thank them for that. But even if the court does not rule in my favour, there is no problem; I will go to the court of appeal and later the Supreme Court,” Rigathi said.

“If the Supreme Court does not rule in my favour, I will be content and continue leading from my Wamunyoro home as I am doing now, and I have no office, and people are still listening to me. I have high hopes that our courts will rule in Justice, and Rigathi Gachagua, his family, and followers will have Justice on Monday,” he added.

Gachagua expresses hope

The former deputy president said his case was set for determination on Monday and urged his supporters to keep praying for him, thanking them for their unstinting support since his removal from power.

Gachagua said he was certain that the courts would give him, his family, and his supporters justice. But he said he was ready for anything and would take any decision to the Court of Appeal.

He declared that it was impossible that somebody could be denied the right to stand for elections if a case is pending in court and before all constitutional remedies have been exhausted.

The former deputy president said he would abide by the Supreme Court’s decision, despite being opposed by the court, and would continue to give political leadership from his Wamunyoro residence.

He restated his trust in the judiciary in Kenya, expressing his hope that the judiciary would deliver justice when it reaches its verdict.