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AJUOK: Is impeachment a tool for manipulation, blackmail?

Given the grave consequences of impeachment, drafters of the Constitution intended this to be the last resort

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by COLLINS AJUOK

News07 September 2025 - 05:30
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Former Westlands MP Fred Gumo, ODM leader Raila Odinga and Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja in a meeting with Nairobi Azimio MCAs at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Foundation EMMANUEL WANSON

I have come to accept impeachment processes in this country as purveyors of comic relief, delivering intrigues ranging from the hilarious to the bizarre.

Often, scrutiny will reveal the comedy of errors that sometimes comes with them. For instance, this the only time the nation will be glued to TVs, trying to figure out if a fraction of a person can make up the requisite numbers to meet constitutional thresholds to impeach an elected leader.

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