Lawyer Nelson Havi has suggested that President William Ruto should dissolve the National Assembly and establish a new legislative body in light of the impeachment of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
According to Havi, the recent events have exposed deep flaws in the government’s structure, which now appears incapable of effectively carrying out its mandate.
“You have dismembered the neck from the body and from the torso. And it is a good thing because evidently, this structure has failed. And if the structure has failed, it must be repaired or a new structure be put in place,” Havi remarked during an interview with Citizen TV on Wednesday, October 9.
He argued that unless Parliament is disbanded, the dysfunction will continue to grow, comparing it to a spreading infection:
“I have given this advise to the President, you must dissolve Parliament, or the gangrene that starts in the toes will eventually reach the heart.”
Havi warned that the impeachment of Gachagua would negatively impact President Ruto’s administration and urged the President to take decisive action to restore public confidence. However, he was firm in his belief that Ruto is still capable of leading the country, despite the current turmoil.
“When a ship is sinking, the captain is always the last to leave. The person remaining to annihilate this government will be the President, but he should not allow the situation to reach the Senate,” Havi advised.
On Tuesday, Members of Parliament impeached Gachagua after a lengthy session, with 281 MPs voting in favor of his removal, 44 opposing, and one abstaining.
The Special Motion contained 11 charges against the Deputy President, including gross violations of the Constitution, undermining the President and Cabinet, threatening devolution, and interfering with judicial independence through public attacks on a judge.
Additional accusations cited Gachagua’s inciteful comments, economic misconduct, spreading false and divisive statements, defying the President, and bullying public officers. The matter has now been referred to the Senate, where Gachagua’s fate will be decided.
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