ODM’s attack on DP William Ruto, seems to be taking another turn after James Orengo pledged to institute a motion of impeachment against the DP.
Speaking in Ugenya on Sunday, Orengo said the country cannot move forward with a Deputy President who is at the centre, any time a corruption case is mentioned.
“I want to repeat here and now that the Senate together with the National Assembly, we want to bring a motion of impeachment to kick out D.P Ruto from office.”
According to Orengo, a Deputy President can be impeached if it’s found that he or she has violated the constitution or any other law.
The veteran lawyer said that a time had come for lawmakers to make maximum use of the constitution and teach those who think they are above the law a lesson.
And now Kenyans have told Orengo that they support his latest move:
The constitution actually has a clause for the impeachment of a Deputy President:
Chapter 9, Article150
(1) The DP may be removed from office
(b) on impeachment
(i) on the ground of a gross violation of a provision of this Constitution or any other law
(ii) where there are serious reasons to believe that the DP has committed a crime under national or intl law— Newroh One (@Newroh1) March 25, 2019
Edwin Sifuna, the ODM Party Secretary General also joined in and added that he had all files ready for the impeachment motion.
“The seven years Ruto was in ODM were enough to know the type of person he was and that is why we are telling Kenyans that he is a conman. As the ODM fraternity we assure the President that we are behind him and the DCI in the war against corruption,” said Mr. Sifuna.
Kenyans are behind you Sen Orengo— Shadrack (@SMNtomiaka) March 25, 2019
Orengo had previously instituted a “no confidence” motion against former President Daniel Arap but he did not succeed, do you think he will succeed if he goes against Ruto?