Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has vowed to spearhead protests if the embattled Chief Justice Martha Koome is removed from office.
Gachagua, while speaking during a church service in AIPCA, St. Joseph's KK Garu church, Antubetwe-Kiongo Ward, Igembe North in Meru County, was thoroughly critical of President William Ruto, who he accused of trying to muffle political influence in Mount Kenya.
The former DP took a keen interest in Koome's woes, as the Chief Justice is currently embroiled in an intense legal battle to keep her seat in the judiciary.
According to Gachagua, Koome's woes are by design and he faulted Ruto for using his office to ensure the CJ is bundled out of office.
"We know he is planning to impeach Koome," Gachagua said. "This is too much now. How do you purge the leadership of an entire community that made you president?"
The former DP then declared he would lead protests if Koome loses her seat, adding, "If Koome is dismissed and I call for protests, will you come out? We are not going to sit again as Ruto destroys the leadership of Mount Kenya."
In an explosive tirade, Gachagua also faulted Kenya's Kwanza allies in the Meru region for apparently being quiet amid Koome's woes. The former Mathira MP further warned the leaders that they would be bundled out of office in the upcoming elections through his 'political vehicle', which he plans to name in May 2025.
"All Meru leaders who have betrayed the community, I need you to deal with them in 2027, early in the morning. This community called the Mount Kenya region will deal with traitors for 50 years. We are going to send a very strong signal to the people who have betrayed Mount Kenya. We will send you home along with William Ruto," Gachagua vowed.
In his speech, the former DP projected his new party would have more than 120 Members of Parliament, and he urged MCAs to make plans to join him ahead of nominations.
As far as Koome is concerned, the CJ recently petitioned the High Court to suspend any further proceedings related to petitions calling for her removal from office.
In her petition, Koome argued that the JSC lacked the authority and the constitutional mandate to look into claims of Supreme Court judges, citing Article 168(1) of the Constitution which narrowly defines the process of removal of a judge.
"Both petitions are based on decisions made by the Supreme Court or the exercise of powers conferred on the Supreme Court by the Constitution," Koome argued in her petition.
