Speaking on Saturday during a political engagement in Nandi County, Ichung’wah dismissed recent remarks by Gachagua suggesting that he remains eligible to contest for the country’s top seat.
The Majority Leader insisted that the former Deputy President’s impeachment status disqualifies him from future presidential ambitions, arguing that the Constitution bars individuals removed from office through impeachment from holding or seeking similar high offices.
According to Ichung’wah, Gachagua’s continued political mobilisation in the Mt Kenya region is aimed at misleading voters into believing that he will appear on the 2027 ballot.
He accused the former Deputy President of engaging in what he termed as “political deception” and urged residents to remain focused on development agendas rather than early campaign politics.
“These claims that he will be on the ballot are not grounded in law. The Constitution is clear on matters of impeachment and eligibility,” Ichung’wah reportedly stated, adding that the legal and political consequences of removal from office remain binding.
The remarks are expected to further intensify political tensions within the Kenya Kwanza coalition and the broader national political landscape as succession politics begin to take shape ahead of 2027.
However, Gachagua and his allies have in previous public appearances maintained that his political rights remain intact, setting the stage for a possible legal and constitutional debate over his eligibility.
As the country edges closer to the next election cycle, the controversy underscores the growing political realignments and competing narratives likely to define Kenya’s pre-election discourse.