Nomination of Kithure Kindiki as Deputy President upheld by the National Assembly, set to be sworn in
The National Assembly has voted in approval of the nomination of Deputy President-elect Kithure Kindiki as Deputy President with an overwhelming majority of 236 Members of Parliament (MPs) voting in favour with no legislator opposing or abstaining.
Following the approval by the National Assembly, President William Ruto will officially appoint Kindiki as Deputy President after which he will take the oath of office.
“The nomination is passed by the house and the Speaker will transmit the same to the appointing authority who is the President…The Speaker will also sign a gazette notice to this effect that the nominee, the Deputy President has been duly voted by the House.” House Speaker Moses Wetangula declared.
Kindiki is currently serving as the Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary.
The Interior Cabinet Secretary is expected to resign from one of the most influential roles in the Cabinet before taking over as second in command following Rigathi Gachagua’s impeachment.
The law requires Chief Registrar of the Judiciary, Winfrida Boyani, to administer the oath of office to the Deputy President designate in the presence of Chief Justice Martha Koome or the Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu.
Gachagua made history as the first Deputy President to be impeached under Kenya’s 2010 Constitution after Senate approved his impeachment on Thursday.
The 59-year-old politician, popularly known as “Riggy G,” was convicted by the Senate, which upheld five out of eleven charges against him, brought forward by Kibwezi West MP Mwengi Mutuse.