Saboti Member of Parliament Caleb Amisi has taken to social media to rally Kenyans behind a potential impeachment motion against President William Ruto, setting a public engagement target before he makes his next move.
The legislator turned to X, formerly Twitter, to make his intentions known.
Amisi framed his post as a form of public participation, arguing that the platform serves as a public space and that engaging citizens online meets the legal threshold of public involvement.
He cited public participation as a legal requirement in the process. He was direct about what he wants.
The MP asked Kenyans to retweet and like his post, setting a target of 24,000 likes as the benchmark that would guarantee progress on the impeachment motion.
In his words, hitting that number would signal enough public backing for him to move forward.
Amisi did not shy away from strong language in the post. He referred to the president in unflattering terms, describing him as “the dumb guy”, language that drew both support and sharp criticism from different corners of the internet.
He also framed the push as a patriotic exercise, urging Kenyans to act in the interest of the nation.
The post quickly gained attention online, with supporters rallying behind it and skeptics questioning whether social media likes constitute genuine public participation in a legal sense.
Critics also pointed out that impeachment is a weighty constitutional process with specific procedural requirements that go well beyond online engagement.
Whether the post reaches its target or not, Amisi has succeeded in reigniting the conversation around presidential accountability and the role ordinary citizens play in legislative processes.