Human Rights defender David Khaemba addresses the media in his office in Kakamega town.

A Kakamega-based human rights defender has petitioned investigative agencies to probe allegations by National Assembly Majority Leader Junet Mohamed that lawmakers may have received money during the impeachment of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.

David Khaemba has written to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), and the Attorney General, seeking thorough investigations into the claims.

Key Investigation Demands

• Conduct forensic financial investigations to establish whether any MPs or senators received money or inducements during the impeachment proceedings.
• Determine the total amount distributed, the source of funds, whether public money was involved, and under whose authority payments were released.
• Investigate potential breaches of the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act, the Penal Code, the Leadership and Integrity Act, and Chapter Six of the Constitution.
• Verify whether constitutional impeachment processes were improperly influenced by unlawful financial incentives.

“When we were impeaching former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, there was some money that was moving around in Parliament. I will say the truth, there was something moving around.”

— Suna East MP Junet Mohamed (speaking in Malava on July 26)

The petition underscores how allegations of corruption in high-profile political processes continue to raise serious public integrity questions, testing the independence and effectiveness of Kenya’s oversight agencies.