Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua says he is not bothered by the political machinations against him.
There are murmurs that a motion might soon be tabled on the floor of the National Assembly to institute his ouster.
Speaking in a television interview on Friday evening, September 20, Gachagua said he was prepared for the realities post his removal from office, should it succeed.
Gachagua said it was not in his place to block such attempts and that he was not keen on bribing or pressuring the lawmakers to give up the plot.
"That is the MPs' decision. My position is very clear. I was elected by the people of Kenya, and it is them who will confirm whether I am working well or not. But if MPs are persuaded, intimidated or coerced to remove me from office, so be it. The matter is there; it is that simple. I have no capacity to intimidate or coerce any MP, and neither do I have the money to bribe them. If they want to impeach me, so be it. If they have issues with me that meet the constitutional threshold, there is nothing I can do about it," he said.
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Gachagua observed that if the impeachment reaches the floor of the National Assembly, then President William Ruto will have endorsed it.
He said such issues are canvassed in forums presided over by the president, suggesting that the president could be involved in the impeachment plot.
"The truth of the matter is that the way we work as UDA, any motion of impeachment against the deputy president would never find its way to the House unless the president approves. Any contentious issue that goes to the National Assembly, the president will call a PG meeting and direct the MPs to prosecute it," he said.
Should he be impeached, Gachagua said he would retire to his private life, as he had been out of politics for many years until seven years ago.
He suggested that he was enjoying his life away from the public eye until his election as Mathira MP in 2017.
"I was not in politics for 57 years. If impeached, my home is just metres from here. I won't even need many suitcases to carry my clothes," he said.
Gachagua went ahead to counsel Ruto to bring his house to order and tame the lawmakers loyal to him who are currently toying with the impeachment idea.
