| 2024 IN REVIEW | Mutuse’s impeachment reflections

Mwengi Mutuse etched his name in Kenya’s political history as the first MP to successfully impeach a sitting deputy president. Lauded as a hero by some and branded a villain by others, his bold move to champion the ouster of former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua sent shockwaves through the corridors of power. In an exclusive interview with Melita Oletenges, Mutuse unpacks the drama, strategy, and risks of the high-wire impeachment that defined his career. From covert meetings to political horse-trading, was it a masterstroke or a poisoned chalice? And, of course his “I am with us” Phrase. Here now is that story.