Gachagua to appeal impeachment verdict, dismisses Sh50 million award as ‘insult to Constitution’

Speaking after the delivery of the landmark judgment, Gachagua said he was shocked by the court's 350-page ruling, arguing that it contained contradictions after finding that his constitutional rights had been violated during the impeachment process but still upholding his removal from office.

"We shall proceed to file an appeal," Gachagua said, maintaining that he respects the court but disagrees with its interpretation of the law.

The three-judge bench found that the Senate violated his right to a fair hearing during the impeachment proceedings and awarded him Sh50 million in constitutional damages. However, the court nevertheless upheld the impeachment, ruling that the process met the constitutional threshold required to remove him from office.

Gachagua rejected the award, insisting that the case was never about money but about justice and the protection of constitutional rights.

"The Sh50 million awarded to me by the three-judge bench is an insult and a mockery of the Constitution. Money was never the issue here; justice and constitutional supremacy were," he said.

The former Deputy President claimed that he had previously rejected an offer of Sh2 billion allegedly made to persuade him by President William Ruto to resign instead of facing impeachment.

"If I were interested in money, Ruto had offered me Sh2 billion in an effort to entice me to avoid impeachment and choose resignation, but I stood for my rights and those of over seven million Kenyans who voted for me," Gachagua stated.

"No offer, no amount of money can stand between me, my rights, and the rights of the citizens of Kenya under the Constitution. If I could reject Sh2 billion, offering me Sh50 million is a serious joke."

Gachagua further faulted the court for what he termed a contradictory finding, saying it was "astonishing" that the judges concluded that his right to a fair hearing had been violated yet upheld the impeachment as valid and permanent.

"In yet another paradoxical determination, the bench decided that the Senate failed to follow the expected constitutional impeachment process by refusing to use the required select committee," he said.