Kenyans have come out share in the political humiliation suffered by Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. 281 MPs voted to send the deputy president home.

Kenya's Geoffrey Rigathi Gachagua was a scandal-tainted political novice when he rode an anti-establishment wave to become deputy president -- only to be impeached by the lower house of parliament just two years after taking office.

Kenya VP Gachagua is accused of corruption, insubordination, divisive ethnic politics and other serious allegations.

NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenyan Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua was fighting to keep his job on Tuesday as lawmakers began impeachment proceedings against him, accusing him of enriching himself, stirring ethnic hatred and undermining the government.

He said the move to impeach him was linked to tensions with President William Ruto. The unprecedented impeachment motion passed in the National Assembly, with 281 out of 349 members voting in favor, exceeding the required two-thirds majority.

NAIROBI: Lawmakers in Kenya have voted to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua for abuse of office. The impeachment motion on Tuesday accused the 59-year-old deputy to President William Ruto of corruption, insubordination, undermining the government and practising ethnically divisive politics, among a host of other charges.