ODM deputy party leader Simba Arati has sought to clarify that Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua's impeachment is not a creation of the opposition party.
Arati, who is also Kisii county governor, said the party was only toeing the line of the ruling party.
He said they would support Gachagua's stay if his own party and parliament wanted that.
"As a party, we are not saying Gachagua should go. But because parliament has decided, then let him go. As ODM, we are not after him. We are also wishing the Kenya Kwanza government to stand as we have also helped President William Ruto stabilise it. Therefore, no one should say ODM is in the government," said Arati.
Lawmakers elected on ODM party tickets were among the 291 who appended their signatures in support of Gachagua's ouster proceedings.
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Currently, the Kenyan public is being engaged in public participation to submit their views before the impeachment proceeds to the next stage.
Gachagua is scheduled to appear before a special plenary session of the National Assembly on Tuesday, October 8, when he will put up his defence against the charges he is facing.
Among the charges on which the impeachment proposal is based are alleged abuse of office, gross violation of the constitution and law breaches, alleged involvement in corruption and inflammatory remarks.
Recently, the deputy president hit out at his boss, President Ruto, whom he accused of bankrolling the MPs to actualise the impeachment.
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