Former UDA Secretary General calls for dissolution of government, fresh elections after court ruling affirms Gachagua’s legitimacy as Deputy President.
In a dramatic turn of events, former United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Secretary General Hon. Cleophas Malalah has issued a bold call for a total constitutional and political reset, urging President William Ruto to dissolve his government and seek a fresh mandate from the people.
This comes hot on the heels of a landmark ruling by the Court of Appeal that upheld the constitutionality of Rigathi Gachagua’s position as Deputy President.
The court declared Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu’s empanelling of a three-judge bench to hear an impeachment case against Gachagua as unconstitutional, effectively affirming the conservatory orders issued by the High Court in Kerugoya.
“It is now clear that the High Court order remains valid and binding,” Malalah stated in a press release dated May 10, 2025.
“In effect, Hon. Rigathi Gachagua remains the legitimate Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya.”
In his fiery statement titled “Kenya Must Go Back to Factory Settings,” Malalah lashed out at what he described as the collapse of constitutional order and institutional integrity.
“This position is not driven by a pursuit of political power but by a deep commitment to uphold the spirit and letter of our Constitution,” he said.
“The rule of law must prevail over political expediency, and constitutional officeholders must be accorded the protection and dignity their offices command irrespective of shifting political alliances.”
Malalah painted a grim picture of a government in freefall, accusing President Ruto of betraying his Deputy and failing to hold together the coalition that swept to power in 2022.
“The current administration has irretrievably lost legitimacy. What we now have is not a government but a hollow shell; oblong in shape, directionless in ideology, and incoherent in structure,” he declared.
He didn’t spare Parliament either, describing it as a “compromised chamber” hijacked by “transactional leaders” and rendered “toothless” by the absence of clear majority or minority lines.
Even the opposition came under fire: “Part of the opposition has become a tragic parody of itself muzzled, co-opted, and tragically complicit, echoing state narratives in the morning and contradicting them by nightfall,” Malalah lamented.
With the reconstitution of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) underway, Malalah made a final, thunderous call: “It is my unequivocal view that the President must act in the highest interest of the Republic by dissolving the government and seek a fresh mandate from the people.”
He concluded with a chilling warning: “Kenya is in a full-blown constitutional and governance crisis. We are not merely at crossroads we are teetering at the edge of collapse. Kenya must go back to factory settings.”
