Rigathi Gachagua impeachment trial: Case begins to remove Kenya's deputy president

The Senate trial decides whether or not Kenya's deputy president will be removed from office.

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An overwhelming majority voted in the National Assembly last week to approve his impeachment, setting the stage for the two-day trial in the Senate that takes the final decision.

The deputy president faces 11 charges including corruption, inciting ethnic divisions and undermining government - all of which he denies.

The row follows his recent fallout with President William Ruto, who has remained silent about the matter.

Gachagua’s trial is being conducted before the full house of the Senate after it abandoned a process to set up an 11-member committee to investigate the charges.

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