Interior minister Kithure Kindiki was appointed as President William Ruto's deputy on Friday, hours after the Senate voted to impeach the last man in the job. Ruto nominated Kindiki, a close ally, and parliament gave its approval on Friday afternoon.

Kenya’s president has nominated the country’s interior minister as his new deputy. The nomination came hours after Rigathi Gachagua was overwhelmingly voted out as deputy president in an impeachment motion tabled in parliament over allegations of corruption and ethnic division.

Parliament approved the nomination of Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki but his appointment was temporarily blocked by a court.