# The chosen one: All 236 MPs present vote 'Yes' for Kindiki to replace Gachagua as DP

The National Assembly has approved the nomination of Prof Kindiki Kithure as Deputy President after all 236 MPs present voted yes, Speaker Moses Wetang'ula confirmed.

There were no abstentions.

"The vote is overwhelmingly Yes," Mr Wetang'ula said.

Earlier, President William Ruto notified the National Assembly that he has nominated Prof Kindiki as Deputy President to replace Mr Rigathi Gachagua, who was removed from office by impeachment on Thursday, October 17.

Prof Kindiki is the only Cabinet Secretary who has maintained the docket he was appointed to since September 2022 even after the Cabinet was dissolved and reconstituted this year.

An Infotrak survey released recently on preferred candidates to replace Mr Gachagua had put Prof Kindiki ahead at 20 per cent, with five per cent throwing their weight behind Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru.

Prof Kindiki is considered non-antagonistic and having acceptability across the political divide. His long-standing relationship with President Ruto has been an advantage, having been his lawyer while he was facing charges at the International Criminal Court.