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Kenya's Impeached Deputy President Says His Security Withdrawn, Safety at Risk
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's impeached deputy president, Rigathi Gachagua, said on Sunday his security protection team had been withdrawn and that President William Ruto would be responsible if anything happened to him. Gachagua - who has dismissed the charges against him as politically motivated - told journalists his safety was at risk.
Kenya’s president nominates interior minister as new deputy but high court orders halt to process
Kenya’s president has nominated the country’s interior minister as his new deputy. The nomination came hours after Rigathi Gachagua was overwhelmingly voted out as deputy president in an impeachment motion tabled in parliament over allegations of corruption and ethnic division.
Impeachment of Kenya’s Deputy President Could Signal Further Turmoil
It’s the first impeachment under the country’s new Constitution, but some are now calling for a similar move against President William Ruto.
Kenyan court blocks new deputy president choice
A court has blocked Kenya President William Ruto’s nominee for new deputy president a day after lawmakers had voted to remove the former deputy president, Rigathi Gachagua, from office over accusations of gross misconduct and undermining the president.
Kenya senate adjourns impeachment hearing for deputy president after he falls sick
The senate in Kenya has briefly adjourned an impeachment hearing for the deputy president after he was hospitalized over an illness, according to his lawyers.
Kenya deputy president in hospital ahead of impeachment vote - lawyer
Kenyan Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has failed to appear in the Senate to testify at his impeachment trial, with his lawyer saying that he has been taken ill. The deputy president, who was present in the house in the morning,
Kenya Court To Hear Challenge To Deputy Leader's Impeachment
A Kenyan High Court is due Tuesday to hear an appeal by impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua over his ouster in an unprecedented Senate vote last week.
Kenya’s deputy president pleads not guilty in impeachment process
Kenya’s deputy president faces impeachment and pleaded not guilty in a senate hearing Wednesday to all allegations including corruption and support for anti-government protests that saw demonstrators storm the country’s parliament.
Kenya's impeached deputy president blasts 'vicious' boss
Rigathi Gachagua lashes out at his boss William Ruto as 'vicious' and cruel, warning that his life could be in danger
REVEALED: Kindiki or Gachagua, Who Is Kenya’s Deputy President Now?
Many Kenyans are asking, “Who is Kenya’s Deputy President right now?” Is it Rigathi Gachagua, who was impeached by the Senate and National Assembly but obtained a court order to halt the process? Or is it Kithure Kindiki,
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Kenyan Newspapers Review: Secret Tape Recordings Behind Ruto, Gachagua Fallout
Former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua alleged that undercover agents accessed his hotel room in Kisumu County and recorded ...
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Kenya: Who’s who in President William Ruto’s new inner circle
Kenya’s President William Ruto has embarked on a thorough plan to reorganise his administration, dropping some of his former ...
Kenyan Court Blocks Deputy President Appointment Hours After Ruto Picks Ally
NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenyan President William Ruto chose Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki as his new deputy on Friday, but a ...
‘The hostility was something I’d never experienced before’: The cost to women of the overlooked rise of Kenya’s manosphere
Women’s rights groups, activists and therapists in Kenya are raising the alarm about the potential impact on women following ...
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Live Dollar to Kenyan Shilling Rate and Today's USD/KES Data: 129.0182
A: One Dollar is worth 129.0182 Kenyan Shillings today Q: Is the Dollar going up or down against the Kenyan Shilling? A: Today's exchange rate (129.0182) is lower compared to yesterday's rate ...
Situation in Haiti worsens amid ‘acute violence’ as UN support mission falters under gang violence
The gang violence in Haiti has gotten worse despite the deployment of U.N.-sanctioned international police officers, forcing ...