Rigathi Gachagua
Former Deputy President of Kenya
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| October 31 2024 | The High Court discharged the temporary orders, clearing the way for the swearing-in of Gachagua's successor as Deputy President. |
| October 31 2024 | High Court declined to extend conservatory orders blocking the swearing in of Deputy President nominee Kithure Kindiki. |
| October 18 2024 | High Court temporarily halted the swearing-in of Kithure Kindiki as his replacement via a conservatory order. |
| October 18 2024 | High Court issued a conservatory order halting his removal from office. |
| October 17 2024 | Senate upheld five impeachment charges related to ethnic tensions, discrimination, and violating oath of office, confirming his removal from the Deputy President position. |
| October 17 2024 | The Senate upheld five impeachment charges against Gachagua, including allegations of inflaming ethnic tensions, promoting ethnic discrimination, and violating his oath of office. He was removed from the position of Deputy President. |
| October 17 2024 | Gachagua's Advocates informed the Senate that he was hospitalized for chest pains just before cross-examination. The Senate rejected a proposal to adjourn and proceeded with the trial. |
| October 17 2024 | Senate upheld five impeachment charges related to inflaming ethnic tensions, promoting ethnic discrimination, violating oath of office, and attacking the National Intelligence Service (NIS), confirming his removal from office. |
| October 17 2024 | The Senate upheld five of the 11 impeachment charges, confirming his removal from office. |
| October 8 2024 | The National Assembly voted to impeach Gachagua, with 281 Members voting in favour, 44 against, and one abstention. This was the first impeachment of a State Officer in the Presidency under the 2010 Constitution. |
| October 8 2024 | Impeached by the National Assembly on 11 separate charges. |
| October 1 2024 | A motion to impeach Rigathi Gachagua was introduced in Parliament, with 291 MPs signing support for the measure. The motion included eleven grounds of impeachment such as corruption, ethnic discrimination, and undermining the President and Cabinet. |
| 2022 | Selected by William Ruto as his running mate in the presidential election and subsequently elected, becoming Deputy President of Kenya. |
| 2017 | Elected as Member of Parliament for Mathira constituency, representing the Jubilee Party. |
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