Historic impeachment
In a historic move last week, Kenya’s lower House of parliament voted overwhelmingly to impeach Gachagua on 11 charges, including corruption and abuse of office – allegations denied by the 59-year-old.
Senate members endorsed the decision on October 17, sealing the first removal of a deputy president from office since impeachment was introduced in Kenya’s revised 2010 constitution (archived here).
President William Ruto nominated his interior minister as the deputy leader
The move has split sentiment in the country, with some legislators who supported the motion facing public backlash (archived here and here).
Public participation meetings revealed divisions over the motion, with some Kenyans calling for the impeachment of both Gachagua and Ruto, as the pair was elected together (archived here).
While lawmakers, including Ichung’wa, have publicly expressed concerns over their security following the impeachment motion, the claim about the image is false.
Unrelated image
A reverse image search revealed the image was taken in August 2024 during an incident involving Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja.
According to local reports, Sakaja was chased away by traders from a market in the city that had been destroyed by an overnight fire. His security team attempted to shield him from the stone-throwing mob (archived here).
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja and his entourage pelted with stones during his visit to Toi Market in Kibera after a fire incident on Saturday morning. pic.twitter.com/qrgRHUbDra
— The Eastleigh Voice (@Eastleighvoice) August 3, 2024
A video report by KTN News titled “Governor Sakaja chased away by Irate residents in Toi market” captured the same scene shared in the false post (archived here).
The managing director of news site Tuko.co.ke told AFP Fact Check that “malicious” users have been using a template of their graphics to spread misinformation.
“In the past few weeks, we’ve been getting lots of such graphics with our logo on it which we flagged as fake,” Julia Majale said.
