{"id":222958,"date":"2024-10-17T17:36:26","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T14:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/?p=222958"},"modified":"2024-10-17T17:36:26","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T14:36:26","slug":"gachagua-from-senate-stand-to-hospital-bed-in-a-flash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/gachagua-from-senate-stand-to-hospital-bed-in-a-flash\/","title":{"rendered":"Gachagua: From Senate Stand to Hospital Bed in a Flash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-sourcepos=\"3:1-3:192\">Rigathi Gachagua, Kenya&#8217;s Deputy President, has traded his political podium for a hospital bed. Apparently, the Senate impeachment trial was just too much for him to handle!<\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"5:1-5:332\">Senior Counsel Paul Muite, Gachagua&#8217;s legal eagle, broke the news to the Senate, much to everyone&#8217;s surprise (except maybe those who&#8217;ve been following Gachagua&#8217;s dramatic political career). 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