Allies of Kenyan President William Ruto launched a motion in parliament on Tuesday to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, accusing him of stirring ethnic hatred and undermining the government.

The Kenyan parliament has tabled a motion to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua for violation of the constitution amid suggestions that he had fallen out with President William Ruto.

Kenya’s National Assembly on Tuesday received an impeachment motion against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, a process that threatens William Ruto’s economic agenda which is already on the ropes after deadly protests.

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan lawmakers plan to launch impeachment proceedings against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, accusing him of undermining the government, parliament's majority leader said, reflecting a widening rift between President William Ruto and his deputy.

Kenyan lawmakers on Tuesday initiated a motion to impeach the Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in an unprecedented political move portending an acrimonious fallout within the ruling party.If approved,

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Kenya's parliament on Tuesday tabled a motion to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua for gross violation of the constitution, the speaker said, as local media reported that he had fallen out with President William Ruto.