Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua at PCEA, Karen, Nairobi/SCREENGRABFormer Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has announced his absolute readiness to accept whatever verdict the High Court delivers regarding his controversial ouster.
Speaking during a Sunday church service in Karen, Nairobi, Gachagua maintained a calm and composed posture just hours before a three-judge bench makes its historic ruling on Monday, June 8, 2026.
The highly anticipated decision will address the constitutionality of his October 2024 impeachment by Parliament, which was executed on 11 counts, including allegations of corruption and promoting ethnic division.
"I ask that you pray for me. I was removed from office against the law. Tomorrow (Monday June 8, 2026), the court will issue its verdict," Gachagua told the congregation.
"We are ready for whatever outcome. If the three judges rule that we were treated unfairly and against the Constitution and lift the impeachment, we shall be grateful to God. We will also be grateful that the justice system in Kenya works.”
Expressing his faith in the legal process, Gachagua added: "I have confidence that our Judiciary is independent, it is impartial and will give justice to Rigathi Gachagua and millions of his supporters across the country."
"If the ruling goes the other way, it is still okay," Gachagua remarked, signalling that his legal team is already prepared for a multi-tiered battle.
"We will still have an opportunity to go to the Court of Appeal and follow the legal remedies that have been provided by the Constitution."
He revealed that the lack of public demonstrations following his initial removal in late 2024 was a deliberate choice he forced upon his political followers to avert national unrest.
"I want to urge my supporters across the country to remain calm and peaceful irrespective of the outcome," Gachagua stated. "I am a peaceful person and I want to urge calm. You know, when I was removed from office, the people who ejected me were laughing that I have been removed and my supporters were saying nothing. I am the one who asked them to say nothing. I asked them to suppress their anger, because we are peaceful people and believe in doing things peacefully".
However, in a potent political warning directed at his detractors, the former Deputy President advised his followers not to completely discard their frustrations, but rather to preserve them as political ammunition for the next general election.
"I want to ask my supporters who are angry with what is happening in Kenya to be peaceful and not to do anything that is violent or against the law," Gachagua urged.
"I ask them to suppress their anger but keep it. Next year on August 10, they will have an opportunity to express their anger at the ballot box. That is where the anger should be expressed and nowhere else".
The nation's eyes now turn directly to the Milimani High Court, where a bench comprising Justices Eric Ogolla, Anthony Mrima, and Frida Mugambi will decide whether the legislative process utilised to remove him aligned with the strict standards of the Constitution.
