Rigathi Gachagua Confirms He Will Appear in Parliament to Defend Himself: " I’ll Avail Myself"

 

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua 

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has committed to appearing in the National Assembly during the debate on his proposed impeachment motion. Speaking on Monday, October 7, Gachagua confirmed that he would appear in person in the National Assembly to defend himself. The embattled DP said he hopes the lawmakers will allow him to respond to all the allegations without interruption. "I have been invited to appear in the National Assembly tomorrow at 5 pm and I want to confirm to the honourable members, the Speaker and the people of Kenya that I’ll avail myself at that time and prosecute my defense for 2 hours and I trust the honourable members will be kind enough to allow me to respond in silence," Gachagua said.  However, the deputy president said he called the press conference to render his defence to the people of Kenya first before going to their representatives. “I think it’s only fair when the members of Parliament decide that they want to remove the Deputy President from office, the people who elected Rigathi Gachagua as Deputy President hear his side of the story,” he said. 

by  Amos Khaemba