Oscar Sudi reveals how Ruto, Kindiki and Ichung’wah saved Gachagua from 3 earlier impeachment attempts
By Mustafa Juma, January 20, 2025
Kapseret Member of Parliament (MP) Oscar Sudi has opened up on three earlier attempts to remove former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office by impeachment, which failed.
Sudi in a video shared via his official social media accounts on Monday, January 20, 2025, argued that President William Ruto had rejected a first impeachment attempt against Gachagua.
However, the controversial United Democratic Alliance (UDA) lawmaker states that a second impeachment attempt against Gachagua was still hatched months later, but President Ruto still rejected it.
According to Sudi, a third impeachment attempt was still hatched despite the failure of the two first attempts, and it was him, Deputy President Kithure Kindiki who was serving as Interior Cabinet Secretary at the time, Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung’wah and several other MPs who intervened to save Gachagua.
Following their intervention, Sudi argues that the impeachment motion was not tabled.
Sudi on Gachagua’s ouster
The lawmaker further argues that the main reasons to kick out Gachagua from office were tribalism, his shareholding remarks, and telling lies.
“Sasa wewe Wamunyoro, the impeached, tulikuimpeach number one, kwa sababu ya ukabila, tulikuimpeach number two kwa sababu ya ukabila na shares, number three kwa sababu wewe ni muongo sana. Uliimpeachiwa, number four, na members zaidi ya mia tatu na haujawahi jiuliza swali mbona nilikataliwa na watu zaidi ya mia tatu. Impeachment yako ya kwanza ililetwa rais akarudisha, ikaletwa ya pili rais akaruisha, ikaletwa ya tatu, Kindiki, Ichung’wah, mimi na wengineo tukarudisha,” Sudi said.
Sudi warns Gachagua
The lawmaker who was responding to Gachagua’s claims that President Ruto used to write to him what to speak to the public, went ahead to warn him against rallying the Mt Kenya people against other Kenyans.
Sudi further argued that the reasons behind Gachagua’s removal from office were personal and that he had made demands that could not be met.
He also dismissed the claims made by Gachagua, and emphasised that the president has not been telling his allies what to speak to the public.
“Ati unasema rais alikuwa alikuwa anakuandikia useme uongo? Surely, hata kama wakenya ni wajinga kiwango gani, unataka kusema sisi huo wakati wote William Ruto ndo amekuwa akituandikia mambo ya kusema?Ata kama ni madharau punfuza,” Sudi says in his video.
— Hon Oscar Sudi (@HonOscarSudi) January 20, 2025
Gachagua has accused President Ruto of micromanaging political affairs and scripting speeches for political leaders, in his latest attack at the head of state.
Gachagua, who was impeached late last year through a motion moved by Kibwezi West MP Mwengi Mutuse, made the claims on Sunday, January 19, 2025, during a church service at PCEA Emmanuel Matanya, Waguthiru Parish, in Laikipia County.
He argued that the president often dictated what he should say publicly, including controversial shareholder government remarks.
“Ukiona wabunge wakiongea, Ruto ndio amewatuma. Si mimi nilikuwa na yeye, alikuwa aniandikia sema hii. Nikasema siku tatu nikaona huyu mtu anataka kunikosanisha na Wakenya. Si mliona siku za kwanza vile nilikuwa nasema. Hii maneno ya shareholding ni yeye alikuwa ameniambia niambie wakenya hii serikali ni ya shares,” Gachagua stated.