The long-awaited judicial reckoning over the controversial 2024 ouster of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has culminated in a high-stakes political firestorm. Just a day after a three-judge High Court bench upheld his historic impeachment, the leader of the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) fired back in a explosive press conference from his Karen residence.
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Terming the court’s decision to award him Ksh.50 million in constitutional damages a “mockery of the Constitution,” Gachagua dropped a massive political bombshell: an allegation that President William Ruto had previously offered him Ksh.2 billion behind closed doors to quietly step down rather than face the humiliation of impeachment.
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The Resignation Buyout: “Money Was Never the Issue”
Addressing the press on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, Gachagua made it clear that he will not be pacified by monetary settlements. According to the former second-in-command, the legal battle was always about defending democratic principles and the mandates of the over seven million Kenyans who voted for the Kenya Kwanza ticket in 2022.
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In a quote that has quickly sent shockwaves through the political landscape, Gachagua positioned his previous refusal to resign as proof of his unyielding stance against political bribery:
“The Ksh.50 million awarded to me is an insult to my fundamental rights and freedoms and a mockery of the Constitution. We are not interested. Money was never the issue here; justice and constitutional supremacy were. If I were interested in money, Mr. Ruto had offered me Ksh.2 billion in an effort to entice me to avoid impeachment and opt for resignation. But I stood for my rights.”
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— Rigathi Gachagua, June 9, 2026
The Legal Paradox: Right to a Fair Trial Violated, Yet Ouster Stands?
The core of Gachagua’s anger stems from what his legal team views as an logically flawed ruling by the three-judge bench. While the court explicitly found that the Senate had violated Gachagua’s right to a fair hearing by proceeding with the 2024 impeachment process while he was hospitalized and absent, the bench ultimately refused to nullify the final ouster.
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This paradoxical middle ground—confirming a faulty process but upholding the political result—is what the DCP leader has labeled a “constitutional coup.”
The Impeachment Judgment Contradiction Matrix
The High Court’s Core Findings Gachagua’s Legal Counter-Argument
The Violation: The Senate flouted Article 50 of the Constitution by failing to grant Gachagua a fair hearing during his 2024 trial. The Nullity: Once a constitutional breach is established, the entire proceeding collapses and becomes null and void.
The Remedy: Ordered the Senate to pay Gachagua Ksh.50 million in damages for the breach of his fundamental rights. The Rejection: Rejects the financial payout as an insult, arguing that fundamental rights cannot be bought off with state funds.
The Final Outcome: Purported to sustain the legislative resolution that stripped Gachagua of the Deputy Presidency. The Appeal: Asserts the bench was obligated by law to reinstate him or quash the illegal process entirely.
Next Steps: Moving the Battle to the Court of Appeal
Gachagua confirmed that his legal defense unit, spearheaded by veteran Senior Counsel Paul Muite, is already drafting an immediate challenge to be filed at the Court of Appeal. The defense will argue that the High Court erred fundamentally by trying to cure a blatant constitutional illegality with a financial bandage.
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If the appellate court fails to reverse the bench’s split logic, Gachagua has vowed to take the fight all the way to the Supreme Court.
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With political battle lines rapidly hardening ahead of future electoral cycles, this latest development ensures that Gachagua remains a volatile, anti-establishment force capable of severely disrupting the political status quo. The question now rests on how State House will respond to the explosive allegation of a Ksh.2 billion exit package offer.
Master Blog Index: The Gachagua Impeachment Post-Match
Blog 1: “Ksh.50M is an Insult!” Gachagua Explodes After Court Upholds Impeachment, Reveals Ruto’s Alleged Ksh.2B Buyout.
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