Junet alleges some MPs were paid during 2024 Gachagua impeachment; claim unproven
Key points
- Junet Mohamed alleged that "something moved" in Parliament during Gachagua's 2024 removal — framing it as payments to some MPs.
- No amounts, payers or named recipients are verified in the reporting; treat as allegation only.
- Process fact: Gachagua was the first DP removed after National Assembly impeachment and a Senate trial.
- He later challenged the process in the High Court over constitutionality and fair-hearing claims.
National Assembly Minority Leader Junet Mohamed revived one of Parliament's most toxic unfinished questions when he claimed that during the 2024 push that removed former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, money changed hands among some MPs to lock support for the ouster — a serious allegation that remains unproven in any published judgment or charge sheet cited in the report.
Speaking in a mix of Swahili and political plain-speak, Junet suggested that current talk of new alliances ignores what he said "moved" in the House at the time of the impeachment. Eastleigh Voice carried the claim without independent corroboration of sums, routes or beneficiaries. Readers should hold that line: allegation, not finding.
What is settled process history
Separate from the payment claim, the procedural record is clear. Gachagua became Kenya's first Deputy President removed through impeachment after the National Assembly voted to oust him and the Senate upheld the decision after a two-day trial. That dual-chamber path is the constitutional route; it is not, by itself, proof of bribery.
Gachagua later took the fight to the High Court, arguing Parliament violated the Constitution and denied him a fair hearing. Court papers and any later appellate steps — not podium rhetoric — control how much of that challenge still has legal life.
How to cover money-talk without laundering it into fact
If investigators ever open a file, the public will need named accounts, dates and witness statements — not recycled innuendo. Until then, responsible reporting keeps Junet's words in quote marks and refuses invented shilling figures.
Politics desk: Politics. Ethics and anti-graft bodies can only act on evidence. MPs named by rumour without a charge still enjoy the same presumption of innocence Junet's target once demanded in other fights.
The lasting civic lesson is dual: impeachment is a lawful removal tool when chambers follow procedure, and any claim that votes were bought is a criminal-level allegation that must be proved, not merely tweeted. For now, the proven facts stop at the removal process and the court challenge — not at a verified payroll of MPs. Any probe that does open should publish a 60-day status note so the 2024 vote does not become permanent rumour.
Based on Eastleigh Voice reporting of Junet Mohamed's remarks. Allegation only; court and investigative records control any proven misconduct.
