Gachagua says his impeachment was a blessing to him and Kenyans
By Valerian Khakayi, August 3, 2025Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has claimed that his removal from office turned out to be a blessing both for him and the people of Kenya.
Speaking during a public engagement with Kenyans in Dallas on Sunday, August 3, 2025, Gachagua, who seems to have come to terms with the ouster, said that looking back, his removal from office turned out to be a positive thing.
“Today, when I look back, I think my being removed from office was a blessing to me and the people of Kenya,” Gachagua said.
Gachagua, in addition, said he did not want to imagine being the deputy president and part of what was going on in the country because he would not have accepted it, and they would have disagreed since he would not have allowed it.
“I do not want to imagine that today I would be the deputy president and be part of what is going on because I would not accept, we would not have agreed to it, tungekosana kwa sababu singekubali,” he added.
Gachagua, ousted from the deputy presidency in a dramatic fallout with Ruto, revealed harrowing details of internal dissent.
“I was excluded from a National Security Council meeting because I opposed plans to use force against protesting youth. I told the president, I cannot be part of a government that kills children,” he said, referencing the June 25, 2024, protest massacre.
Gachagua on transforming Kenya
Additionally, the former DP further accused President William Ruto of betrayal, authoritarianism, and economic sabotage, vowing to lead a people-powered movement to fix Kenya together.
“We now have an opportunity to do the right thing and fix our country. In this country, we shall fix it because the Kenyan people are alert, they are determined, and we’ll fix this country together,” Gachagua declared.
“This nation belongs to all of us. And no matter how bad it looks, we shall fix this country together.”
He described Kenya as being at a crossroads, plagued by impunity, state capture, and leadership failure.
“When the economy is not doing well, the people here feel it. You used to send 20,000 shillings for shopping; now it’s 50,000. That’s economic betrayal,” he said, noting the pain Kenyans abroad feel as they support families back home.
On 8 October 2024, Gachagua was impeached by the National Assembly on 11 separate charges. He filed legal challenges against the impeachment, but they were rejected by the High Court.