Speaking during a church service at Uasin Gishu, Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa revealed that former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua could be allowed back into the party when the time is right.
According to Barasa, Gachagua was deemed unsuitable for the Deputy President role but the party may reconsider his reinstatement following his impeachment.
“When the right time comes, even that Rigathi Gachagua who we impeached we will bring him back when we require him. He was only unsuitable to serve our country as the Deputy President but he can be suitable to be a voter, to be a member of our coalition because am sure he will undergo some rehabilitation,” Barasa stated.
Didmus went on to outline the Gachagua will be handed a role upon return to the party in 2027.
“He now knows that if you are a Deputy President, you are a leader of all the people. He is learning that he is learning something and am sure that even the church is praying for him,” Barasa stated
”So we are hoping that by 2027 May, he will have reformed and we will revive his membership in UDA and get him back as a member and look for a job that he can do when that time comes,” he added.
Currently, neither Gachagua nor the UDA party has officially announced his exit. However, Following Gachagua’s impeachment, Kithure Kindiki was officially named the UDA Deputy Party Leader,
“By virtue of the resolution of the National Assembly and the vote of the Senate and by operations of articles 75 (3) and 45(7) of the constitution, Rigathi Gachagua is unable to perform the duties of the deputy party leader and thus ceases to hold the office of the Deputy Party Leader,” the statement from UDA read.
”The National Executive Committee has resolved to designate Prof. Kithure Kindiki as the Deputy Party Leader of the United Democratic Alliance Party, effective immediately.”
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