Lawmakers in Kenya have voted to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua for abuse of office. The impeachment motion on Tuesday accused the 59-year-old deputy to President William Ruto of corruption,

Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT |  Rigathi Gachagua, the Deputy President of Kenya has been impeached by a supermajority in parliament in the last hour. Charges included enriching himself and stirring ethnic hatred.

Kenya's parliament voted on Tuesday to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on charges including enriching himself and stirring ethnic hatred, the chamber's speaker said, paving the way for the senate to consider the motion.

Kenya's Geoffrey Rigathi Gachagua was a scandal-tainted political novice when he rode an anti-establishment wave to become deputy president -- only to now face impeachment just two years after taking office.

Kenyan lawmakers on Tuesday voted to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua for abuse of office in an unprecedented political drama that has transfixed the nation.

Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua vowed to fight impeachment proceedings to the end, ahead of a parliamentary hearing on Tuesday where he stands accused of enriching himself, stirring ethnic hatred and undermining the government.

Kenya Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has vowed to fight his impeachment battle until the end, brushing off any possibility of resignation.

Kenya's parliament was set to vote on Tuesday on impeaching Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in a political drama that has exposed a rift in the governing party.

Kenya's parliament voted on Tuesday to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on charges including enriching himself and stirring ethnic hatred, the chamber's speaker said, sending the motion to the Senate for trial.