Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary General Francis Atwoli on Wednesday dismissed allegations that he is angling for the deputy president position as Gachagua’s impeachment motion continues to gain momentum.
While clarifying the matter, Atwoli insisted that he was a trade unionist and that he harboured no desire to join politics and contest for the deputy president position or any other elective seat.
According to the veteran trade unionist, the Luhya community which is the second largest ethnic group in the country had known leaders within President William Ruto’s administration who are better placed to become the country's second in command.
“If anything is coming for the Luhya community we have known political leaders who speak for the community politically and represent us in government," Atwoli commented.
“Those people who are busy peddling rumours under some unknown research document on who should be considered for DP from Western Kenya, should stop and forget such unprocessed thoughts,” he added.
Atwoli was forced to set the record straight after a section of Kenyans fronted his name for the position even as Kenyans speculated on who is likely to be tapped to replace Gachagua in the event he is impeached.
Gachagua whose fate is currently in the hands of Senators was on Tuesday evening impeached by the Members of Parliament after 281 legislators voted in favour of the special motion.
The Senate is set to discuss and interrogate all the eleven charges levelled against the deputy president within ten days after which the matter shall be taken to a vote to determine Gachagua's fate.
Meanwhile, DP Gachagua in his presser held on Monday dismissed allegations that he was contemplating to resign insisting he will fight to the last minute.
"I was elected by 7.2 million Kenyans, how dare you suggest to me to resign from my seat without public participation? I have no intention of resigning from this job...I will fight to the end," Gachagua stated.
The second in command also told off the section of Kenyans arguing that he had crossed the red line by calling out the Director of the National Intelligence Service (NIS) Noordin Haji. A defiant Gachagua stated he was well within his rights to call out security chiefs if he noticed all was not well. He even went as far as to say he learned that from President William Ruto who did it frequently during his time as deputy president.
Gachagua has vowed to fight the impeachment in both the Senate and in courts with the deputy president lining up a team of 20 lawyers .
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