Babu Owino Says Motion to Impeach William Ruto Won't Succeed: "MPs Are Compromised"

Babu Owino Says Motion to Impeach William Ruto Won't Succeed: "MPs Are Compromised"

  • Removing a Kenyan president through impeachment has been stipulated in the constitution, with the mandate resting on the two houses of parliament
  • However, such a way would not be impractical with President William Ruto, according to Embakasi East MP Babu Owino
  • The lawmaker said the current parliament is compromised and aligns with Ruto; hence, any attempt to impeach the president will give in to futility

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Embakasi East MP Babu Owino says it will be a tall order to have President William Ruto removed from power by way of impeachment.

Babu Owino.
Embakasi East MP Babu Owino says impeaching President William Ruto is not a walk in the park. Photo: Babu Owino.
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Why William Ruto can't be impeached

A Kenyan proposed to Babu, that in his capacity as a member of the National Assembly, to table a motion to kickstart the process of removing the president.

"I always see Babu Owino in the protests; I am always shocked. If he wants Ruto to go, why can't he table a motion in parliament?" posed the Kenyan identified on X as Nyaf Kichwa.

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In a quick rebuttal, the lawmaker suggested how difficult it would be to have the impeachment motion against Ruto sail through.

He argued that a good chunk of the lawmakers in the current parliament are aligned with Ruto and would do anything to save him.

"Will your father support it in parliament? I don’t know failure because 90% of MPs are compromised." Babu said.

In Kenya, the two houses of parliament are at liberty to impeach the president.

How president is impeached in Kenya

It ought to start in the National Assembly, where a member sponsors the impeachment motion.

The grounds of impeachment included gross violation of the constitution or any other law, if the president has committed a crime under national or international laws, and gross misconduct.

The motion must be supported by at least a third of all the members constitution the house.

If adopted by the National Assembly, the motion is referred to the Senate, where the president in question will be tried, either in a plenary or special committee.

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The president is accorded the chance to defend himself in any of the forums adopted by the upper legislative house to prosecute the impeachment.

National Assembly.
Kenyan parliament in a past session; it is the only institution mandated to impeach the president when there is that need. Photo: Parliament of Kenya.
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In the case of a special committee, the team of senators will table a report before the plenary on its findings and recommendations, upon which the whole house will debate and give its verdict and vote.

Should at least two-thirds of the senators vote in favour of the impeachment, the president quits.

Kenya has never had a president impeached.

The closest case was the second deputy president, Rigathi Gachagua, who was impeached last October.

His matter was prosecuted in the Senate plenary, where a majority of members voted to send him home.

What Ruto told his critics contemplating coup

Meanwhile, Ruto has dismissed any attempts to cut short his term.

Speaking in Nairobi on Wednesday, July 9, the president alluded to machinations by his detractors to cause violence and form a latitude for a coup.

He said Kenya is a democracy guided by the constitution and law, asking his naysayers to wait until 2027 when they can get the chance to oust him through the ballot.

Proofreading by Jackson Otukho, copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.

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Kai Eli (Politics and current affairs editor) Eli Kai is currently working with TUKO as a politics and current affairs editor. He has four years of experience in digital journalism. He has been feted for his meritorious coverage of Kenya's 2022 General Election. Eli joined Tuko.co.ke in 2021. Email: eli.odaga@tuko.co.ke

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