Listen to This Article Enhance your reading experience by listening to this article.

Exactly 42 days ago, former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua was ousted from office while lying in a hospital bed fighting for his life.

Despite putting on a fight at the court to overturn the decision, Gachagua’s efforts proved futile, notwithstanding that he assembled a battery of lawyers to save him from ouster.

His goose was cooked at the court, where he rushed to find solace when a three-judge bench lifted conservatory orders that had blocked his successor, Abraham Kithure Kindiki, from taking an oath of office.

The decision left him with no option but to allow President William Ruto to move on with Kindiki as his principal assistant.

Life after impeachment

With his fate sealed through a political process, the former second Deputy President revealed that he now has a lot of time at his disposal.

Unlike when he was at the helm of power when his diary was full of activities, Gachagua now has time to read and listen to music. Gachagua told the local TV station on Sunday, December 1, 2024, that he mostly listens to country and traditional music during his free time.

Besides reading and listening to music, Gachagua explained that he also spends a lot of time keeping fit and utilises that time to build a more compact relationship with his family.

He recently shared photos while enjoying time with his family during Keith Rigathi’s birthday. Also, when he was discharged from the hospital after impeachment, Gachagua appealed to President Ruto’s administration to leave him alone with his family to prove his care for his wife and kids.

“I have been well; I am good; I have a lot of time to read, to listen to country music, to listen to traditional music, to exercise, to spend time with my children, to spend time with my wife,” Gachagua said during an interview with a local TV station.

The former Deputy President further detailed that the ejection from office had granted him enough time to reach out to friends both in and out of the country.

“I have time to reach out to people outside the country that I have not met for quite a while; I reach out to friends I have not met in years,” he explained.

Nonetheless, the former Deputy President explained that he was generally doing well in his life after his ejection from office, where he was the second most powerful person after President Ruto.