Kenya's Ruto nominates new deputy after impeachment
The Peninsula
Nairobi: Kenyan President William Ruto on Friday nominated his interior minister as deputy to replace Rigathi Gachagua who was sacked in a historic im...
Nairobi: Kenyan President William Ruto on Friday nominated his interior minister as deputy to replace Rigathi Gachagua who was sacked in a historic impeachment.
Kithuri Kindiki, a 52-year-old academic turned political heavyweight, was among front-runners for the post floated by Kenyan media after the Senate voted to remove Gachagua late Thursday after a day of high drama.
The impeachment of Ruto's 2022 election running mate Gachagua had transfixed the East African country, generally regarded as a stable democracy in a turbulent region.
The fast-moving drama continued apace on Friday as National Assembly speaker Moses Wetangula announced Ruto's choice of Kindiki, asking parliamentarians to move ahead with the vote to confirm the appointment.
Kindiki has served as interior minister in Ruto's government for more than two years, but came under fire over alleged police brutality during the sometimes deadly anti-government protests that rocked Kenya earlier this year.
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