Senior Counsel Paul Muite informed Senate Speaker Amason Kingi that Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua was taken to the hospital during the lunch break at his Senate impeachment trial on Thursday.

Muite, who is leading Gachagua’s defense, confirmed that the Deputy President had fallen ill and required immediate medical attention.

Muite then requested the Speaker to grant him one to two hours to visit Gachagua and assess whether he would be able to continue with the trial proceedings.

“Apologies and regrets that the Deputy President is not here and the inconveniences and delays caused to the Speaker and the Senator. The position is that during that period that we went as I tried to find out why he’s not here, the sad reality is that the DP has been taken sick and is in hospital,” Muite said.

Gachagua was expected to be cross-examined by the lawyers representing the National Assembly and also to give his statement.