Kenya’s lawmakers have approved a motion to impeach the country’s deputy president, following daylong discussions and after Rigathi Gachagua appeared in parliament to defend himself against several charges,

Kenya's parliament voted on Tuesday to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on charges including enriching himself and stirring ethnic hatred, the chamber's speaker said, paving the way for the senate to consider the motion.

Kenya’s Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua faces impeachment after lawmakers voted in favor of a motion accusing him of corruption, insubordination, and ethnic divisiveness, among other things. The motion passed with 281 votes,