On Wednesday, October 2, the newspapers highlighted the events in the National Assembly where the notice of motion to impeach the Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua was officially presented.
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Newspapers also reported on the government's new strategy to recover money Hustler Fund imposed by the violators.
1. The Standard
The publication highlighted the events in the National Assembly, where a notice of motion to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua was presented.
Member of Parliament for Kibwezi, Mwengi Mutuse, who was elected on the Chap Chap Development Party ticket, was the one who made the motion.
Mutuse made many claims in Gachagua's name, promising to prove each one in his quest to convince his colleagues to bring Gachagua home.
The accusations that make up the grounds for impeachment include allegations of serious violations of the constitution, reckless and provocative statements, misconduct regarding Gachagua's role as the President's chief aide William Rutocorruption and illegal acquisition of assets worth more than KSh 5.7 billion, and alleged violations of national and international laws, including the National Harmony and Integration Act.
A total of 291 MPs from all parties signed to remove Gachagua from office.
Following the passage of the motion in Parliament, the debate (in session) will follow and the vote will be taken later.
The vote must be supported by at least two-thirds of the parliamentarians, which will indicate that Parliament has decided to impeach the vice president.
The case will be sent to the Senate, whose speaker will convene a seven-day meeting to discuss the charges against Gachagua.
If the motion to dismiss him is supported by at least two-thirds of the senators after hearing both parties, Gachagua will cease to be the deputy president.
2. Daily Nation
The Daily Nation reports that the government has devised a strategy to recover every single one of the billions that the Hustler Fund defaulters are sitting on.
More than KSh 7 billion is hiding while 13 million people who broke the law fail to obey the government's call to pay.'
The money will now be returned through the deduction of those who violated the wallet M-Money and talk time.
Acting Chief Executive Officer of Hustler Fund Elizabeth Nkukuu told the parliamentary committee that they are currently engaging telephone operators such as Safaricom about how to recover unpaid loans from their customers.
Nkukuu said that about 98 percent of users who missed the service use their mobile phones and do daily M-Pesa transactions, thus deciding to go through it.
“We have looked at the numbers, and it shows that 98% are still alive. That gives us hope that we can still recover the money. For those who have borrowed and died, we have no choice; there is nothing we can do. But it is only about two to three percent,” Nkkuu said.
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