What The Constitution of Kenya Says on Removal of A Deputy President From Office

What The Constitution of Kenya Says on Removal of A Deputy President From Office

What The Constitution of Kenya Says on Removal of A Deputy President From Office: In the past, during Daniel Arap Moi’s time, the president could make a roadside remark declaring Vacant, The office of the Vice President.

However, the current constitution sought to change that. The constitution gives the below as ways to remove a deputy president;

(1) The Deputy President may be removed from office–

(a) on the ground of physical or mental incapacity to perform the functions of the office; or

(b) on impeachment–

(i) on the ground of a gross violation of a provision of this Constitution or any other law;

(ii) where there are serious reasons to believe that the Deputy President has committed a crime under national or international law; or

(iii) for gross misconduct.

(2) The provisions of Articles 144 and 145 relating to the removal of the President shall apply, with the necessary modifications,to the removal of the Deputy President

Then thereafter

(1) Within fourteen days after a vacancy in the office of Deputy President arises, the President shall nominate a person to fill the vacancy, and the National Assembly shall vote on the nomination within sixty days after receiving it.

Removal of The Deputy president From office has sparked a debate, after Gachagua’s revelations of  being sidelined in President Ruto’s Administration.

However, Some politicians have rose in support of DP Gachagua. For instance, Makueni Senator Dan Maanzo has declared that if an impeachment motion against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua is tabled in parliament, he will simultaneously push for an impeachment motion against President William Ruto, arguing that since the two ran on a joint ticket, they should be removed together.

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