Kenya impeaches deputy president over ‘corruption, undermining government’
Al Jazeera
Rigathi Gachagua, who has fallen out with President Ruto, was too ill to attend proceedings, his lawyers said.
The Kenyan Senate has voted to oust Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in a historic impeachment vote.
The upper house has so far voted on Thursday to impeach the 59-year-old on five charges out of a total of 11 against him, following two days of hearings.
The Senate only had to find him guilty of one charge to remove him from office.
He is the first deputy president to be removed in this manner since impeachment was introduced in Kenya’s revised 2010 constitution.
A similar motion against President William Ruto’s number two was overwhelmingly approved by the lower house National Assembly last week.
Global lender says it will release about $333m to crisis-hit nation as signs of economic recovery emerge.
At least four people have been killed in the attack on the Basta neighbourhood, according to the Health Ministry.
A series of unexplained incidents causing damage to pipelines and cables in the Baltic Sea has occurred in the past two years. Could this be a new form of underwater warfare?
The hedge fund manager will be responsible for implementing president-elect’s pledges to cut taxes and raise tariffs.
Cola Gaza offers its drinkers an ‘apartheid-free’ alternative as they boycott big-name brands.
These were the key developments on the 1,003rd day of the Russia-Ukraine war.
Defectors from Myanmar’s military and police are learning skills that could put them on a new path after years of war.
World Health Organization says 226 health workers, patients killed in Lebanon since start of Israel’s war on Hezbollah.
UN health agency says its decision is ‘based on the rising number and continuing geographic spread of cases.’