Interior minister Kithure Kindiki was appointed as President William Ruto's deputy on Friday, hours after the Senate voted to impeach the last man in the job. Ruto nominated Kindiki, a close ally, and parliament gave its approval on Friday afternoon.

Parliament approved the nomination of Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki but his appointment was temporarily blocked by a court.

It’s the first impeachment under the country’s new Constitution, but some are now calling for a similar move against President William Ruto.

KENYA’S president nominated the country’s interior minister today as his new deputy, hours after Rigathi Gachagua was overwhelmingly voted out by parliament as deputy president. Mr Gachagua, who was in hospital while the vote was held, was removed after being accused of corruption and ethnic division.

Kenya's parliament on Friday unanimously voted to back the nomination of President William Ruto's pick to replace his deputy Rigathi Gachagua who was sacked in a historic impeachment.

Should the nomination pass the parliament’s vote, Kindiki will replace impeached Rigathi Gachagua. Currently Kenya’s interior minister, Kindiki came under fire due to police’s treatment of the protests in the country.

Kenya's president on Friday nominated the country's interior minister as his new deputy, hours after Rigathi Gachagua was overwhelmingly voted out as deputy president in an impeachment motion tabled in parliament over allegations of corruption and ethnic division.

Kenya's senate voted to dismiss Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office by impeachment on five out of 11 charges levelled against him on Thursday, in an unprecedented move that risks pushing the country towards a political crisis.

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Kenya's Senate will proceed with impeachment hearings and a vote on whether to dismiss Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Thursday, the senate speaker said, despite Gachagua's absence from the proceedings after his lawyer said he had fallen ill.