Ruto has endorsed my impeachment - DP Gachagua

While breaking his silence from his Karen residence on Monday, DP Gachagua went bare knuckle against his boss, saying that he had moved his ouster motion owing to their speculated sour bromance.

Gachagua argued that the motion could not have gotten to the National Assembly without a greenlight from President Ruto, shifting blame to the Head of State.

"To the issue that this motion cannot find its way to the National Assembly without the President's nod, that is true, it can't. It has the President's nod," he said.

He declined to delve further into the allegations, asserting that he will prosecute the matter in depth while appearing before the House today to defend himself.

The embattled DP however vowed that he will not back down from fighting for his survival, noting that Kenyans and not politicians elected him and will therefore remain steadfast in serving them.

“I was elected by 7.2 million Kenyans; how dare you suggest I resign without public participation? I have no intention of resigning from this job… I will fight until the end,” he said.

“I will get justice and carry out my duties as DP. Anybody sending me messages to resign is a joker. I have done nothing wrong to Kenyans.”

He described the motion introduced by Kibwezi West Member of Parliament (MP) Mwengi Mutuse as a fabrication and unfounded allegations, scoffing at the 11 counts he is set to stage a defence against.

The deputy president described the claims as "outrageous and baseless propaganda" intended to tarnish his reputation and remove him from office. 

According to Gachagua, the Tuesday impeachment will be the most shameful act in House history, as legislators will attempt to remove a democratically elected leader based on fabrications.

The motion proceeded to public participation across the 47 counties on Friday after gaining support from 291 lawmakers in the National Assembly. 

President Ruto has however remained tight-lipped on the matter since it was first tabled in Parliament on Ocotber 1 and has steered clear from the troubles rocking his deputy's boat.