National Assembly Minority Leader Junet Mohamed has clarified his remarks regarding alleged financial inducements during the 2024 impeachment of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
Junet had sparked controversy in July 2026 after suggesting during a political gathering in Kakamega that money had moved through Parliament during the impeachment process. He also appeared to identify Senate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot as the alleged “accounting officer” for the money.
“Wakati tulikuwa tunafukuza Gachagua kazi, kuna kitu ilitembea hapo. Huko Bunge. Accounting officer alikuwa Aaron Cheruiyot,” Junet said.
The remarks raised questions over whether lawmakers were offered or received financial incentives to support Gachagua’s removal from office.
Junet denies receiving money
Speaking during a local television interview on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, Junet said he did not personally receive any money to support the impeachment.
“I did not receive any money. I did not need any money to impeach Gachagua,” he said.
Junet explained that his earlier remarks were made in reference to political lobbying and did not mean that he had personally been paid to vote for Gachagua’s removal.
However, the clarification has left questions over the meaning of his earlier statement that “kuna kitu ilitembea” and his reference to Cheruiyot as the alleged accounting officer.
The controversy comes amid separate claims by politicians that lawmakers were offered money during the impeachment process. Makueni Senator Dan Maanzo recently claimed that he was offered Ksh10 million to support Gachagua’s removal, an allegation that has not been independently verified.
The competing claims have renewed debate over the circumstances surrounding Gachagua’s impeachment and the integrity of parliamentary decision-making.
If financial inducements were offered to lawmakers during the process, establishing the facts would require evidence showing who made the alleged offers, whether money was actually distributed and whether any payments influenced parliamentary votes.
For Junet, his latest clarification has shifted the focus to the distinction between political lobbying and alleged financial inducements, with questions remaining over the substance of his earlier remarks.
The claims surrounding the impeachment have not been independently established, and no evidence has been presented publicly to confirm that lawmakers were paid to vote in favour of Gachagua’s removal.
