{"id":3327,"date":"2026-06-09T15:15:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T15:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/?p=3327"},"modified":"2026-06-09T15:15:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T15:15:26","slug":"im-not-interested-in-the-ksh50-million-gachagua-reacts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/?p=3327","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI\u2019m Not Interested in the KSh50 Million \u2014 Gachagua reacts"},"content":{"rendered":"<pre><strong><em>By News Desk\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/pre>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>GACHAGUA REJECTS KSH50 MILLION COURT AWARD, TERMS IT AN INSULT TO THE CONSTITUTION<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has rejected the KSh50 million awarded to him by the High Court following its ruling on his impeachment case, describing the compensation as \u201can insult and a mockery of the Constitution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after the court&#8217;s verdict, Gachagua maintained that the constitutional violations he suffered could not be adequately compensated through what he termed a symbolic monetary award. He argued that the case was never about personal financial gain but about defending constitutionalism, justice, and the rule of law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe KSh50 million awarded to me is an insult and a mockery of the Constitution. I am not interested in the money,\u201d Gachagua said.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The High Court upheld significant aspects of the impeachment process while also awarding Gachagua KSh50 million in constitutional damages. However, the former Deputy President indicated that he remains dissatisfied with parts of the judgment and has instructed his legal team to pursue an appeal.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>According to Gachagua, the matter transcends personal interests and raises broader questions about constitutional protections for public office holders and the integrity of democratic institutions.<\/p>\n<p>His remarks have sparked intense public debate, with supporters applauding his stance while critics argue that the compensation was a recognition of constitutional violations identified by the court.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The case is expected to proceed to the Court of Appeal as Gachagua seeks further legal redress regarding the High Court&#8217;s decision.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By News Desk\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3328,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3327","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3327","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3327"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3327\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3329,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3327\/revisions\/3329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}