MPs vote to impeach Kenya deputy president

NAIROBI:

Kenyan lawmakers on Tuesday voted to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua for abuse of office in an unprecedented political drama that has transfixed the nation.
The impeachment motion accused the 59-year-old deputy to President William Ruto of corruption, insubordination, undermining the government and practising ethnically divisive politics, among a host of other charges.
In a historic move, the motion -- the culmination of months of open conflict between Gachagua and his boss -- was approved by 281 MPs in the 349-member National Assembly, more than the two-thirds required. afp