Rigathi Gachagua impeachment trial: Kenyan deputy president in hospital, lawyer say

The Senate has been asked to postpone a vote later on whether to remove him from office.

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The deputy president, who was present in the house in the morning, had been due to appear from 14:30 local time (11:30 GMT) to defend himself before a vote was expected on Thursday evening about whether to remove him from office.

"The sad reality is that the deputy president of the Republic of Kenya has been taken sick, very sick, and is... in hospital," said his lawyer Paul Muite.

Proceedings were adjourned for a few hours and now his lawyer has asked the Senate to pause the hearing for several days.

Mr Muite said Gachagua, popularly known as "Riggy G", had been admitted to The Karen Hospital suffering from intense chest pains.

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