Vice president of African state faces impeachment

Kenyan lawmakers have filed an impeachment petition against Vice President Rigathi Gachagua on charges of corruption, undermining the government, bullying public officers, and engaging in ethnically divisive politics.

The motion from allies of President William Ruto was tabled in the National Assembly on Tuesday. Member of Parliament Mwengi Mutuse, who introduced it, said 291 of his 349 colleagues had signed the document, far exceeding the one-third required to vote on Gachagua’s removal.

Parliamentary Speaker Moses Wetang’ula described it as a “special motion” that “presents an unprecedented constitutional moment” in Kenyan democracy. He said the lower chamber will host a public session on the impeachment process on Friday, and the vice president will be invited to parliament to respond to the charges on October…