Betty Njeru

As Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua prepares for a crucial impeachment trial in the Senate next week, speculation is growing over potential successors.

20 per cent of Kenyans favor Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki as the preferred successor.

, with various regions gunning for representation. Leading the list of potential successors is Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki,

The trial continues to draw intense public interest, with the Deputy President expected to present witnesses in his defense.

Gachagua impeachment: All 108 staff in the office of Deputy President ordered to proceed on immediate compulsory leave, amid constitutional process.

Uhuru Gardens in Nairobi sluggish, no official government function taking place despite claims of DP-Elect Kindiki's swearing-in; courts have temporarily barred the process.

Top of the agenda was the Kenya-led peacekeeping mission in Haiti, which Ruto has championed for months.

Judiciary report: 516,121 cases were filed in the year ending June 30, with 509,664 resolved, case backlog reduced by 10 per cent, CJ Koome says.

Interior PS Omollo challenges Gachagua to provide evidence to back claims that the government is targeting Mt Kenya residents with illicit alcohol, asks him to file an official complaint.