Kenya parliament approves new deputy president after Gachagua sacked
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Kithure Kindiki is set to take over from Rigathi Gachagua, who has filed a court application to stop his removal.
Kenya’s parliament has approved the nomination of Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki as the new deputy president, a day after the Senate voted to impeach Rigathi Gachagua.
The decision comes after President William Ruto nominated Kindiki as his deputy on Friday.
“I have received a message from … the president, regarding the nomination of Professor Kithure Kindiki to fill the vacancy which has occurred in the office,” Speaker Moses Wetangula told the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, ahead of the approval.
Kindiki, a close ally of Ruto, has held the interior ministry post through Ruto’s two years as president.
He previously served as senator for Tharaka-Nithi County and was a top contender to be Ruto’s running mate during the 2022 election.
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