DP Gachagua's impeachment motion weakens UDA standing in Nakuru
An ariel view of Nakuru city.
If someone would have told us two years ago that we would have been having discussions around the impeachment of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, we would have easily have called it a bluff.
Kufa dereva, Kufa Makanga, Usiguze Mrima to No Gachagua No Ruto everyone seems to be having their opinion with what direction should be taken.
The matter at hand has evoked different views and opinions from some of the political elite in Nakuru county.
In many of the press conferences called by some of the local leaders, in days leading up to the public participation that was held late last week, it was evident that indeed power moves were in play.
Those of the ruling party seemed to be speaking in the same voice as those from the minority parties under the banner of No Gachagua No Ruto, others seeing it as an attack on the mountain and warning the parliamentarians to “not touch the mountain”.
During an interview with Manoti TV, Elburgon MCA Njuguna Mwaura and Naivasha East MCA Stanley Karanja from the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) among others, called out the parliamentarians who went ahead to append their signatures on the impeachment motion, citing the fact that it was unlawful and that it would be disrespectful to the people of the “mountain”.
This whole issue would not have come at a worse time in the county especially with the dilemma surrounding the County Assembly, with regards to the Leader of Majority, which in turn has paralysed the business of the house after the Speaker suspended sittings indefinitely.
Additionally, for over one and half years now, Governor Susan Kihika and Senator Tabitha Karanja have not seen eye to eye raising questions as to how the sisterhood came to a short and abrupt end.
The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) managed to clinch most of the elective seats in the county and was a darling to many of the residents who voted.
However, two years down the line there seems to be cracks and fault lines, leaving many wondering whether the party will survive in time for the 2027 election.
Even though Nakuru has always been regarded as the determining factor when it comes to matters politics, currently as it stands she is also in limbo not knowing which direction to take, in this instance only time will tell.