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Gachagua was failed mostly by those close to him

Former Deputy Ptresident Rigathi Gachagua's lawyer Tom Wachira making his submissions during the second day of hearing of an impeachment motion at the Senate chambers on October 17, 2024. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

The tribulations of ousted Deputy President Rigathi Gachagwa will go down as one of those singular moments in our political history.

His real political sin was trying to build his own political base in Mt Kenya independent of President William Ruto and his supporters. The official charges of abuse of office, corruption and incitement of ethnic tensions were mere means to an end.

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