Kenya
🇰🇪 Kenya’s high court clears path for Kindiki to become deputy president despite 30+ legal challenges from impeached predecessor Gachagua, who faces charges of constitutional violations and ethnic hatred in latest political upheaval.
🇰🇪 Impeached Kenyan Deputy President Gachagua claims security detail withdrawn, warns President Ruto will be responsible for his safety. Political crisis deepens as Gachagua fights impeachment in court. Ruto remains silent on proceedings against former ally, calls for end to “tribalism and exclusion”
🇰🇪 Kenya’s political drama deepens as President Ruto’s pick for deputy, Kithure Kindiki, is blocked by the courts just hours after his appointment. This comes on the heels of Rigathi Gachagua’s unprecedented impeachment, marking the first time a Kenyan deputy president has been removed this way.