The Democracy For Citizens Party (DCP) leader and former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua is demanding over Ksh80 million in compensation following his impeachment.
Appearing before the court on Monday, April 27, 2026, the DCP Party Leader insisted he does not want his old job back.
Through his lawyers, the former DP claimed he wants to be paid for the 35 months he would have served between his removal and the natural end of his term.
“The quashing of the unconstitutional impeachment and payment of the remuneration he would have otherwise earned,” his lawyers said.
Additionally, Gachagua split those financial claims into two main categories: special damages, encompassing what he missed out on while out of office, and pension and retirement benefits he argues belong to him as a former deputy president under the law.
Inside Rigathi Gachagua’s 80 million compensation
According to reports, in the special damages category, his legal team estimated the figure at Ksh42 million for unpaid salary, calculated at his monthly rate of Ksh1.2 million over the 35 months he would have served.
He is also seeking Ksh22.8 million in gratuity, the sum of money termed as ‘appreciation’, which is estimated at 31 per cent of his salary.
Further reports indicate that Gachagua wants Ksh700,000 in airtime allowance, estimated at Ksh20,000 per month over the same 35-month period he would have been in office, which is just the tip of the iceberg.
The former DP is invoking the Retirement Benefits, Deputy President and Designated State Officers Act, which entitles office holders to a monthly pension of approximately Ksh980,000, equal to 80 per cent of his last salary while in office.
The DCP Party leader is seeking a one-off lump-sum payment of about Ksh14 million, equivalent to one full year’s salary.
Those two retirement demands alone push his total compensation package beyond the Ksh80 million figure being cited in court proceedings.
Gachagua further wants two saloon cars from the state, one with an engine not exceeding 2,000cc and another capped at 3,000cc, with both to be replaced every four years entirely at the government’s expense and a monthly fuel allowance of Ksh. 180, 000.
