Gachagua impeachment: Backlash as Ruto told to exit with DP

Public participation in the impeachment motion against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua at Tononoka Social Hall in Mombasa County on October 4, 2024. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]

Friday, the day that had been set aside for nationwide public participation over whether or not Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua should be impeached, turned out to be a referendum for the entire Kenya Kwanza administration.

In what played out as an impromptu referendum on the President William Ruto-led administration, Kenyans who gathered at the various designated facilities across the 290 constituencies shifted the focus of yesterday's engagement. They directed their fury towards the performance of the Kenya Kwanza's administration where citizens called for the exit from office of both President William Ruto and his Deputy.