Ousted United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Secretary General Cleopas Malala has accused senior party officials of orchestrating a plan to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
Malala who spoke to the press on Thursday, barely two weeks after his dramatic removal as the Secretary General blamed his downfall on Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wa and Embu Governor Cecily Mbarire.
While terming his ouster ‘illegal’, the outspoken politician alleged that the two together with other accomplices hatched the plot to remove him first, before pushing for the impeachment of Gachagua.
“That this coup was plotted and orchestrated by two senior party officials alongside others within the party secretariat. These senior officials are Mrs. Cecily Mbarire, and Mr. Kimani Ichungwa, MP for Kikuyu constituency,” stated Gachagua.
“That my ouster by the above officials had nothing to do with incompetence or my inability to run the UDA party, but was a well-choreographed script intended to climax with the impeachment of the Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.”
The former Kakamega Senator argued that the duo were vexed by his cordial relationship with the deputy president and his boss and thus choreographed the scheme to remove the obstacle, which he says would have frustrated the impeachment goal.
He further claimed that the planned impeachment of the Deputy President had nothing to do with President William Ruto, the broad-based government or any other narrative the coup plotters have advanced.
Malalah added that the two senior UDA officials are aligning themselves for the 2027 elections.
“Sadly, this internal coup was plotted and executed by senior party officials who are otherwise expected to protect and uphold the same constitution,” he claimed.
Malalah said his alleged removal was outright unlawful, unfair and a sheer blatant contravention of the party constitution and laid down due processes.
By Mourice Seretta
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