We Have the Numbers to Impeach You, Kimunya Warns Deputy President William Ruto

We Have the Numbers to Impeach You, Kimunya Warns Deputy President William Ruto

A section of MPs led by National Assembly Majority Leader Amos Kimunya has threatened to impeach Deputy President William Ruto.

Addressing the press at Parliament buildings, the MPs warned that they are ready to remove Ruto from office if he maintains his defiance against President Kenyatta.

Kimunya said the outcome of Thursday night’s vote on the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020, is a clear demonstration that they have the numbers required to impeach the deputy president.

“We hope that with Thursday’s vote, the question of who has the numbers has been settled forever,” Kimunya said.

The National Assembly on Thursday overwhelmingly passed the Bill with 235 out of the 320 MPs who participated in the voting during the Second Reading supporting it. 83 voted against it while two others abstained.

224 members voted in the support of the Bill, 63 against, while two abstained during voting in the Third Reading.

A majority of MPs who voted to shoot down the Bill are allied to Ruto while those who endorsed are associates of President Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga.

Interestingly, some of the MPs allied to Ruto, including Kimani Ngunjiri (Bahati), Feisal Bader (Msambweni), Khatib Mwashetani (Lunga Lunga), Charity Kathambi (Njoro), and David Sankok (Nominated), endorsed the Bill.

Kimunya, who was flanked by Jubilee Party parliamentary secretary Adan Keynan, Majority Whip Emmanuel Wangwe, and Minority Whip Junet Mohamed, asked Ruto to toe the line or risk being thrown out through a no-confidence motion.

“Those who have been promised wheelbarrows in future must read the mood. The ground is solidly behind the President. We hope their leader has seen the light and will stop defying the President,” he said.

“If he [Ruto] continues with his defiance, these numbers give us the confidence and we could escalate things to the next step (impeachment). We have the numbers.”

Junet Mohamed said: “We are merely being magnanimous. These numbers can lead to other things. They can make somebody lose his job as provided for in the constitution. But we don’t want to take that route. We are focusing on peacebuilding.” 

Comments

Mangrar (not verified)     Sat, 05/08/2021 @ 02:25pm

Impeach the stupid idiot! He is getting paid for doing practically nothing! Kenya will survive what turmoil impeachment may bring! I cast the dirt vote to impeach Ruto! Let’s go folks…….

Moishotemi (not verified)     Sat, 05/08/2021 @ 02:29pm

Get it done with @kimunya! Ruto is a spineless duck of no noble name! We have waited to impeach him for a long time. Let’s do it!

Morris Menye (not verified)     Sat, 05/08/2021 @ 02:59pm

2022 elections are only one year away.These thugs cannot boast of MPs or MCAs who are controlled by bribes/stolen money like prostitutes.Only a few of these thugs will be re-elected come 2022.

Saitama (not verified)     Sat, 05/08/2021 @ 11:19pm

In reply to by Builder (not verified)

Accept defeat on BBI and move on like a man! Stop acting like a wet pussy! Where is your Ruto now? Is he looking am for a new home in Nigeria where he will go hide when ICC come for him?

Mkenya halisi (not verified)     Sat, 05/08/2021 @ 06:42pm

Hahaha Mr Kimunya who thinks he is a saint.Don’t forget we know you very well coz we leaved together in Philadelphia b4 u decided to return home.Ruto is the guy to beat come 2022.Inagine 83 mpigs votes against 234 mpigs from different parties.Ruto controls the biggest single 83 mpigs alone as a Lone Ranger??He is doing very well without taking sides.2022 we the majority huslers will vote for the candidate we want not the ones who r brought to us by the dynasties.Like Ruto or Hate him nobody can beat him 2022 so far.

Guest (not verified)     Sat, 05/08/2021 @ 08:20pm

What makes Ruto so special that we need numbers to impeach him.Moi used to fire people over the radio and his favorite time was during the news at 1 pm as they are gulping down their lunch.It is rumored one MP had to find his way home because his driver was so happy over his boss firing he returned the “dinga” aka SUV at the time to Statehouse and promptly resigned without waiting to be reassigned to another MPIG.This 2010 Constitution that protects thugs like Ruto from being fired must be done away with.Instead of continuously humiliating the dude Uhuru just fire him.

Mwangi (not verified)     Sat, 05/08/2021 @ 10:29pm

Kimunya should be impeached. He has done nothing for Kenya. Ruto has done more than him. Just wait until this BBI pass, add more debt to Kenya already. Ruto is the only answer. Come 2023 things will look better for Kenyans

Kiprono (not verified)     Sun, 05/09/2021 @ 08:17pm

In reply to by Mwangi (not verified)

Ruto is the most dishonest man and whatever he has attempted to do is based on selfish personal interests. We don’t need more folks to die in the hands of Ruto. You got the whole situation mixed up if you think Ruto cares about the country and it’s people’s interests.

Morris Menye (not verified)     Sun, 05/09/2021 @ 05:51am

Impeaching jambazi Ruto will be his best weapon.This will earn him twice the number of sympathy votes than anybody else.The so.called BBI will make more Kenyans destitutes as no resources will be added by expanding the govt & parliament.Two centers(president and PM) of power cannot work in Kenya.It was there during Kimuici Kibaki and gaidi Raila’s corrupt era of I was not consulted.How will the additional 70 MPs help Kenyans?Can you imagine California wiith estimated population of 42m has only 54 MPs,83 MCAs,one governor and two senators managing an economy equal to that of Europe?

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