Parliament extended the period for the public participation on the impeachment motion against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua that kicked off yesterday.
The exercise is to conducted at the constituency level across 290 constituencies countrywide.
The exercise will afford Kenyans an opportunity to make submissions on the special motion sponsored by Kibwezi West MP Mwengi Mutuse at designated centres within the constituency.
The Clerk of the National Assembly, Samuel Njoroge, in a statement yesterday said the public hearings will continue today to allow more citizens to share their views.
Njoroge said the extended participation sessions will take place at constituency offices and run from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
This comes after a High Court in Kerugoya ordered that the National Assembly organize similar hearings closer to citizens, at least at the constituency level, to enable constituents of MP responsible for the impeachment process nationally to engage and participate in hearings or any other suitable modes.
The Clerk further clarified that the 290 Constituency Offices and 47 County Women Representative Offices across the country would remain open to facilitate this public participation.
Public participation at Bomas of Kenya, Nairobi.
Mutuse highlighted 11 grounds for impeachment. These include gross violation of the Constitution, making inflammatory statements that allegedly threaten discrimination in public service appointments, and resource allocation to certain regions.