Malala Claims 2 Senior UDA Officials Plotted DP Gachagua’s Impeachment
Embattled UDA secretary general Cleophas Malalah has claimed that two senior UDA officials were behind plans to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
He claimed that the two officials want the Deputy President removed so that they can strategically position themselves within the emerging political re-alignments.
Malalah stated that this is one of 18 reasons why the two want him out of the ruling party.
“I will be disclosing the other 17 issues against them in due course, including and not limited to documentary evidence of efforts by the two, with their accomplices, to defraud the party, as well as manufacturing minutes of non-existent party meetings, and forging the signatures of the Deputy President and myself, in attempts to access the party’s bank accounts,” he stated.
“Plot to impeach Gachagua was instigated by Cecily Mbarire and Kimani Ichung’wah,” Ousted party SG Cleophas Malala drops bombshell on UDA politics. pic.twitter.com/SZvbaL71M1
— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) August 15, 2024
Malalah linked his alleged expulsion from the party to his relationship with Gachagua.
“My ouster by the two officials had nothing to do with incompetence or my inability to run the UDA party, but was a well-choreographed script intended to climax with the impeachment of the Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua,” he claimed.
He went on to claim that the planned impeachment of the Deputy President had nothing to do with President William Ruto, the broad-based government, or any other narrative advanced by the coup plotters.
Malalah also stated that the two senior UDA officials are aligning themselves for the 2027 elections.
“Sadly, this internal coup was plotted and executed by senior party officials who are otherwise expected to protect and uphold the same constitution,” he claimed.
Malalah claimed that his alleged removal was unlawful, unfair, and a clear violation of the party constitution and due process.
Malala told a press conference that he was convicted and sentenced without a trial because his attackers had nothing against him.
“Neither were any charges preferred against me in public or in private, to warrant and justify my removal nor was I allowed to defend myself as required by law and the rules of natural justice,” he claimed.
Malalah stated that he has filed a petition contesting his alleged removal as Secretary General with the party’s Internal Disputes Resolution Committee (IDRC) for resolution.
“I confirm my availability for hearing and presentation of my case as and when required,” he stated.
Malalah has stated that if he does not receive justice from the party’s IDRC, he will not hesitate to take his case to an open court.
Malala Claims 2 Senior UDA Officials Plotted DP Gachagua’s Impeachment
