Kenya's Senate is set to vote on whether to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office at the end of the second day of his impeachment trial. The deputy president is on Thursday defending himself before the lawmakers in the upper house of parliament,

Kenyan lawmakers on Tuesday voted to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua for abuse of office in an unprecedented political drama that has transfixed the nation. The motion will now proceed to the upper-house Senate and if approved there,

Kenya's National Assembly has Tuesday evening overwhelmingly voted to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. 281 members of Parliament voted in favour of the motion, while 44 voted against. One MP abstained. At least 233 legislators, or two-thirds of the 349-member House, were required to impeach the DP.

The deputy president faces 11 charges including corruption, inciting ethnic divisions and undermining government - all of which he denies. The row follows his recent fallout with

Kenya's High Court on Tuesday declined to stop this week's Senate vote on Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua's impeachment from going ahead. Justice Chacha Mwita referred the case to the chief justice to appoint a panel of judges to make a final determination.