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    "content": "19. Article 147 (1) of the Constitution provides that the Deputy President “shall be the principal assistant of the President and shall deputise for the President in the execution of the President’s functions.” 20. In addition, Article 152 (1) of the Constitution states that the Deputy President is a member of the Cabinet. 21. On various dates throughout the last two years, His Excellency Rigathi Gachagua undermined the President and the Cabinet and the effective discharge of the national government's executive mandate by making unilateral public statements that were inconsistent with policy positions collectively adopted by the Government. 22. To illustrate— (a) On or around 30th April 2024, the Cabinet passed a resolution for the evacuation of people residing along the Nairobi River. (b) Shortly after that, His Excellency Rigathi Gachagua made a public statement opposing the Nairobi River Riparian Evacuation Orders, which the Cabinet had sanctioned for public safety and climate change mitigation. His Excellency Rigathi Gachagua made contradictory public statements despite being a Member of the Cabinet and being assigned the function of superintending the Nairobi River Riparian Evacuation Order. 23. In addition, His Excellency Rigathi Gachagua has on several occasions throughout the last two years, made public statements contradicting the President on critical matters of governance and the exercise of the President's function as a symbol of national unity. 24. To Illustrate— (a) In March 2023, at a public forum in the Nyanza region, the President said Kenya belongs to all, notwithstanding how people voted in the 2022 general elections, and that he would ensure the government does not discriminate against anyone. However, His Excellency Rigathi Gachagua, speaking after the President at The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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