Senate Speaker Amason Kingi showered Kibwezi Member of Parliament (MP) Mwengi Mutuse with praises for boldly coming out and moving an impeachment motion against the former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.

While speaking during a fundraiser in Kibwezi West on Friday, May 16, 2025, where several leaders were in attendance, Kingi used a vivid analogy to explain the courage it took to face what he described as a political menace.

He likened Gachagua’s conduct then to a ‘ng’ombe mwenye matata mengi‘, a stubborn and aggressive bull causing chaos in the homestead.

 According to Kingi, this ‘ng’ombe’ was not only troublesome but also dangerous; anyone who dared to approach it would be charged at and injured by the bull.

Kingi told the crowd that many leaders in Nairobi feared confronting this bull, opting instead to watch from a distance.

However, Mutuse, he said, rolled up his sleeves and ‘akaishika kwa pembe‘, holding the raging bull by its horns and leading it to slaughter.

The act by Mutuse, he said, was not only a sign of courage but also brought order to the country.

“Nataka nimpe kongole mjumbe wenu Mutuse. Hii ni ndume kamili. Huko Nairobi, kuna wakati ulifika ikawa kuna ng’ombe yenye matata mengi sana, inaleta shida ndani ya boma. Ng’ombe ni kali; ukikaribia, inakufuata na ukali.

“Tukatafuta ndume ambayo inaweza kuishika vizuri ili ichinjwe. Nataka niwaambie wakaazi wa Kibwezi, wanaume walikuwa wanaangalia ng’ombe, wanatoroka, wanaogopa. Lakini Mutuse akajitokeza na akaishika,” Kingi said.

The crowd erupted in celebration, visibly impressed by Kingi’s analogy and the boldness it attributed to their MP.

 According to the speaker, Mutuse’s move proved that Kibwezi West is home to fearless leadership that is not afraid to confront power when necessary.

Gachagua’s impeachment

It was indeed Gachagua’s impeachment that propelled Mutuse, who was just serving his first term, elected on a Maendeleo Chap Chap ticket after serving as a CEC in Machakos, into the limelight in October 2024.

 Little was known about Mutuse before, but after tabling the impeachment motion that saw both the National Assembly and the Senate overwhelmingly vote to impeach Gachagua, he gained national attention.

However, Mutuse did not have a field day defending his motion before the two Houses.

In the Senate, he faced a tough time with Gachagua’s lawyers, who put him to task to justify the motion that aimed to send the Deputy President home.

Despite the challenges, the Senate, acting as a quasi-judicial court in the impeachment process, voted to remove the former deputy president from office.

Gachagua, however, filed an appeal against the Senate’s ruling at the High Court, a case that is yet to be determined.